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Airborne helmet on eBay - no way it's real?


ClaptonIsGod
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ClaptonIsGod

Have been seeing this on eBay the last few days. Seller claims he's not a helmet guy, makes no mention of the airborne aspects, and claims 1045F is a "low" heat stamp. Sorry if I'm outing anybody's secret bidding who was hoping this would go under the radar, but I wanted to get some discussion going on this as I don't see how it could be real. I want to believe, but this has to be too good to be true.

 

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Vintage-WW2-Era-US-Army-Medic-Military-Helmet-M1-Front-Seam-Low-1045F/233170738120?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180816085401%26meid%3D4e828f3312584f1cb260a856cf6c93ab%26pid%3D100970%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D233170738120%26itm%3D233170738120&_trksid=p2481888.c100970.m5481&_trkparms=pageci%3A08726b47-4b4a-11e9-bbd1-74dbd18058af%7Cparentrq%3A9cabbf9b1690ab452e73f9b7fffa2c27%7Ciid%3A1

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Yeah she's a fake. At least the paint is, I believe the physical helmet shell is real. The white paint has been artificially aged brown. Same with the medic cross.

 

Jacob

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been around here long enough to suspect pretty much ANY painted helmet. Not even close to being an expert and I'd run from this at any price.

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ClaptonIsGod

been around here long enough to suspect pretty much ANY painted helmet. Not even close to being an expert and I'd run from this at any price.

 

I mean I'd buy it for $20 for fun, that's about it though. This guy thought he was being sneaky with the bad description. Or, maybe he did buy a fake at an estate sale.

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USMC-RECON0321

When a seller says he's "Not a helmet guy", leaves out the obvious details that bring the value, but refers to a "heat stamp number" as a heat stamp number, you know somethings going on. :dry:

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TheGrayGhost

Yikes!

 

Looking at the other items this guy is selling, I don't doubt his story, he's clearly a picker with quite an eclectic inventory.

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This is one of the many things that make me glad I joined this forum. As early as five years ago if I came across this helmet at a sale or store I just might have fallen for it. Since then through reading all the threads I have come across about fake helmets I wouldn't touch this one with a twenty foot pole!

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Seller most likely did some research on helmets before listing it and found the information online.

 

Post lots of clear photos. A serious helmet collector would know its not good just by glancing.

 

It someone shells out big bucks for a piss pot with clear photos and a straight forward description that's on them for their blissful ignorance and deep pockets.

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