The M-1951 winter hood with fur ruff is worn attached to either the coat or the parka as a component of the cold-dry uniform. The hood may be worn over the cotton field cap or the pile field cap. The steel helmet is not normally used with the hood. ^[1][2]

Instruction

• Attach Hood to Field Jacket ^[3]
  1. Lift up outer flap of hood
  2. Insert turned-up collar of field jacket shell between flaps of hood. Button 4 buttons on inside of outer flap of hood to 4 buttonholes on outside of upturned collar of jacket.
  3. Turn to the inside of field jacket. Button 4 buttonholes on inside flap of parka hood to 4 buttons on inside of field jacket.

Specification

• MIL-H-11023

Nomenclature

• HOOD, PARKA, M-1951
• HOOD, WINTER, COTTON WARP, NYLON FILLED, OXFORD, O.G. 107, W/FUR RUFF

Logistics

• 73-H-66950

Replacement

• M-65 extreme cold weather hood

Notes

1. ↑ FM 31-70. 1959. page 21.
2. ↑ DA Pam 21-52. 1952. page 32.
3. ↑ DA Pam 21-52. 1952. page 33.