hohenstaufen Posted March 30, 2016 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2016 Greetings all, I would like to share this 71st ID MP helmet and value your opinions. It came from an old collection, so I don't believe it is a reproduction. However, I do have concerns as I would expect a divisional painted helmet to have a yellow MP band rather than white. The 71st did serve in an occupational capacity through July 1946, so it could possibly be from that period. Any thoughts? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohenstaufen Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted March 30, 2016 Close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted March 30, 2016 Share #3 Posted March 30, 2016 Just looking at the helmet, it screams easy_green to me.... but then again it depends on how long the former owner has had it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogTCollect Posted March 30, 2016 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2016 I dont really like it too OD looks in better shape than the white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1canpara Posted March 30, 2016 Share #5 Posted March 30, 2016 Just looking at the helmet, it screams easy_green to me.... but then again it depends on how long the former owner has had it.. I agree with Johan, I'm not convinced, it does have that E-G look to it. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohenstaufen Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I believe it to be old enough that it wouldn't have come from easy_green, but weirder things have happened. The white band just doesn't make sense though, unless I am wrong on how the band colors worked. Maybe it was a remake for a vet and somehow ended up in this collection. It displays well at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC-RECON0321 Posted March 30, 2016 Share #7 Posted March 30, 2016 Sorry, but I have to agree with the others. When I first opened this thread and looked at the first picture (even before reading the other comments) my immediate gut reaction was artificial aging on this one. I don't know if it's EG or not, but I would put a 99% sure reproduction and forced aging on this one, just by the look and color of the white paint. And what I mean by that, is just that dirty look spread evenly on every inch of the white markings,, not the normal un even yellowed look of aging on 70 year old white paint. Nor does it seem to have the heavy somewhat glossy look of a lead based paint of the day. More of a modern day flat paint. "Coming from an old collection" is just about the same in the U.S. as "A barn find" in France. I'm not the type of collector who never wants to hear the story, because the story can be very meaningful if supported with facts, but in this case, old collection or not, this helmet appears to be modern creation in my opinion. Nice display piece, but I'm sure that's not what you were hoping to find out. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 30, 2016 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2016 I have heard of Easy Green on the forum and know what members opinions of him are.Just wondering do any forum members know much about this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 30, 2016 Share #9 Posted March 30, 2016 I have heard of Easy Green on the forum and know what members opinions of him are.Just wondering do any forum members know much about this guy? What exactly would do you want to know about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted March 30, 2016 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2016 I am with Troy. Even though I just got into helmets, as soon as I looked at the photos, I knew it was fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted March 31, 2016 Share #11 Posted March 31, 2016 What exactly would do you want to know about him? I was wondering if any members here know him and how long he has been faking helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkash23686 Posted March 31, 2016 Share #12 Posted March 31, 2016 I was wondering if any members here know him and how long he has been faking helmets. Hes well known on here as a fake and has been doing it for probably 10 years. Here's one of his creations. the helmet you originally posted is def a fake in my eyes not sure if its one of his maybe one of his earlier helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted March 31, 2016 Share #13 Posted March 31, 2016 He seems to do a lot of MP helmets as well. Just a pattern I've kinda noticed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted March 31, 2016 Share #14 Posted March 31, 2016 Don't want to hurt your feelings either but that helmet, IMO is as fake as a 3 dollar bill. Good looking.....but fake. Ronnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmax Posted March 31, 2016 Share #15 Posted March 31, 2016 The 29th MP looks more convincing than his early productions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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