tigerfan Posted December 17, 2013 Share #1 Posted December 17, 2013 I recently acquired a CBI - AAF lot and included is this nice Japanese helmet. Helmet has a capture paper and tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mdk0911 Posted December 17, 2013 Share #3 Posted December 17, 2013 sweet pickup - very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knd643 Posted December 17, 2013 Share #4 Posted December 17, 2013 Very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5 Posted December 17, 2013 I especially love the tag with it! I have an original booklet giving GI's pointers on picking up souvenirs in the Pacific. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted December 18, 2013 Share #6 Posted December 18, 2013 Very nice with great documentation! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maj1776 Posted December 26, 2013 Share #7 Posted December 26, 2013 The liner looks to be in great shape. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted December 26, 2013 Share #8 Posted December 26, 2013 that's awesome! was the star on the front removed? -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted December 26, 2013 Share #9 Posted December 26, 2013 You don't see that capture tag everyday. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted December 26, 2013 Share #10 Posted December 26, 2013 Killer piece. You see many more German Helmets than Japanese. With the paperwork....awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted December 26, 2013 Share #11 Posted December 26, 2013 Great helmet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfan Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted December 26, 2013 that's awesome! was the star on the front removed? -Brian There is no star but at a close look it appears it was never put on. No paint loss or scratches around the slot or where it would have rubbed the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 26, 2013 Share #13 Posted December 26, 2013 It amazes me that Japanese helmets are so hard to find. I've been looking for one forever since my dad was in the Pacific from 1942 to 1946. When you see a nice one they're quite pricey. I suppose it was because so many fewer US troops fought in the Pacific than in the European theater. I thought I was looking at a star on the far right of the 1st photo but I took a 2nd look when you said there was no star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nack Posted December 27, 2013 Share #14 Posted December 27, 2013 It amazes me that Japanese helmets are so hard to find. I've been looking for one forever since my dad was in the Pacific from 1942 to 1946. When you see a nice one they're quite pricey. I suppose it was because so many fewer US troops fought in the Pacific than in the European theater. I thought I was looking at a star on the far right of the 1st photo but I took a 2nd look when you said there was no star. I've heard that Japanese collectors came to the US in the 80s and sucked up a lot of the stuff that PTO GIs had brought back. Apparently German stuff was all the rage at the time so Japanese stuff was cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Herd Posted December 27, 2013 Share #15 Posted December 27, 2013 Back in the 1970's I paid $10 for a Japanese helmet with the star removed. Later a dealer bought one with a star and took the star off and sold it to me for $10 and the paint matched perfectly. He needed a helmet to put an anchor on. The Japanese stuff was cheaper but not as common as German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch03 Posted December 27, 2013 Share #16 Posted December 27, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted December 28, 2013 Share #17 Posted December 28, 2013 I swear I can see the outline of a star in one of the pics? Or is it some light playing a trick on me? Still a nice helmet either way but it sure seems the star was removed at some point.. albeit very carefully. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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