original ?WWII PARA/MEDIC Helmet (shell)

[Thijs30790]

Hello members,

 

Could you maybe help me out with this helmet... Is this the painting original WWII or what do you think...

 

Hope you can tell me what you think and why you think that. I want to learn how i can see a original painting.

 

Thanks a LOT!

 

[MattS]

It's a front seam/swivel loop, that's all I can tell you. I'm sure others will chime in soon!

[manayunkman]

The paint looks old.

 

I think it's good but wait for the more experienced.

[ArchangelDM]

What worries me is why it is smooth around the winged foot when the rest of the helmet is corked. Also on the rim it looks burnt ,

 

Dc

[ArchangelDM]

Also look at the chipped paint , the winged foot has been painted after the paint has chipped away. If it was painted then chipped there would be a break in the insignia

 

Couple of red flags

[ArchangelDM]

Outlined here

[Costa]

have doubts. let it go. any painted lid these days is suspect. as member stated--- chips were painted over and these REMBRANDTS of today are getting very good with their bargain basement junk.

[BILL THE PATCH]

The red Cross looks very good, but the winged foot was definitely painted after the chipping was there. Trying to get a better look at the red Cross very hard to tell, but archangel and Costa are right these forgets are getting to good. If I still collected helmets I would get burned alot.

 

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[Burning Hazard]

What worries me is why it is smooth around the winged foot when the rest of the helmet is corked. Also on the rim it looks burnt ,

 

Dc

 

Don't think it's burnt, the shell is a front seam with a manganese rim that's just really rusty; those bails look like they won't move anymore.

 

As for the paint, it's hard to tell. If I had it in hand then I'd be able to see if it has micro cracking using my trusty loupe.

 

Till then I'd assume fake as with many painted airborne helmets

 

Pat

[lugi45]

The overall texture looks weird to me. Too many doubts on this one. I wouldn't touch it

 

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[Samhelm59]

I would't touch this lid if I were you. In my opinion the insignias don't match the few originals that are around. They look too big to me in comparison.

 

Secondly, I believe this is the helmet I've had in hand about a year ago on the Ciney militaria fair and I didn't like it then. A few months later I spotted it again on another fair in the Netherlands. You would think that, since the extreme rarity of 508th helmets, an original helmet like this would be picked up in 3 seconds by one of the advanced collectors that attend fairs like that.

To me, that also says something about the questionability of a helmet.

[Beau-Brummel]

Waiting for Godeau