Costa Posted November 12, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 12, 2019 any body here put this up on u-pay??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th.MG.BN Posted November 12, 2019 Share #2 Posted November 12, 2019 I was wondering if it was a member also?https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ORIGINAL-U-S-M1-HELMET-9TH-DIV-PAINTED-A-A-A-O/303359245474?hash=item46a19ebca2:g:c2oAAOSwBYpdyZId Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickman983 Posted November 12, 2019 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2019 Was this one posted on the forum in the past? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted November 12, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 12, 2019 What's the story on this helmet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Woody Posted November 12, 2019 Share #5 Posted November 12, 2019 That lid looks really familiar, but I have no idea why. What's the story with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccauslandpara1944 Posted November 12, 2019 Share #6 Posted November 12, 2019 That is a good looking lid. I would love to see it in hand, especially since the starting bid is $1750.00, it's hard to know the top dollar a collector is willing to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted November 12, 2019 Share #7 Posted November 12, 2019 My guess is that its Costas old helmet he sold away years ago...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted November 13, 2019 cant pin this on me---------- never had a AAAO lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaher55 Posted November 14, 2019 Share #9 Posted November 14, 2019 Costa, so what is the story on this one....? Any...? At first glance I drool but then my age and experience says step away after 5 seconds...! Too good to be true.... Just like I do when I run across a Rattlesnake here in Northern California during the summer..... Back away, slowly.......... And stay alive to hike another day, hike over, go the other way...... Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus6 Posted November 14, 2019 Share #10 Posted November 14, 2019 Yep, Keith, time for you to spill the beans. What do ya know of this one? "Sight for sore eyes" -Peg6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccauslandpara1944 Posted November 14, 2019 Share #11 Posted November 14, 2019 cant pin this on me---------- never had a AAAO lid. costa, do you have concerns with this helmet? I think the helmet looks good, but I would not buy it without being able to examine it either first or if there is a return period. I am always skeptical of helmets with insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted November 14, 2019 Share #12 Posted November 14, 2019 Yep, Keith, time for you to spill the beans. What do ya know of this one? "Sight for sore eyes" -Peg6 Peg6 i think you have your Costas mixed up, this one is Mitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadawg Posted November 16, 2019 Share #13 Posted November 16, 2019 the more cryptic collectors are about items of interest, the higher the likelihood of authenticity in my mind. still cant be for certain. somone here knows about this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted November 16, 2019 I don't like the way the AAAO looks. paint doesn't look that old. mind you im not a pro but, the rust in the AAAO looks aged. costa, do you have concerns with this helmet? I think the helmet looks good, but I would not buy it without being able to examine it either first or if there is a return period. I am always skeptical of helmets with insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted November 16, 2019 Share #15 Posted November 16, 2019 Another thing .........According to past posts on the forum here, these symbols were originally applied using stencils. This one looks hand painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayhawkboy Posted November 16, 2019 Share #16 Posted November 16, 2019 I think its bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickman983 Posted November 16, 2019 Share #17 Posted November 16, 2019 I don't like the way the AAAO looks. paint doesn't look that old. mind you im not a pro but, the rust in the AAAO looks aged. At first when I looked at this one I thought it was OK but when I took a second look at it a day or two later the rust was what stood out to me. Almost looks applied to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake1941 Posted November 16, 2019 Share #18 Posted November 16, 2019 Paint looks aged to me, if you look at the white paint the brown oxidation or dirt doesnt extend past the white paint at all. Paint age and wear just doesnt match for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted November 16, 2019 Share #19 Posted November 16, 2019 Hard to say for this one. You can see signs of micro-cracking, something that I haven't seen on fakes yet unless there is some new technique being used. Really, the only way to confirm this helmet is to take a loupe and see if the rusting is coming from underneath the paint and not on top. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning Hazard Posted November 16, 2019 Share #20 Posted November 16, 2019 Zoom in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted November 16, 2019 Share #21 Posted November 16, 2019 Ya'll know that I am no helmet expert. But... If you look on this link here... https://9thinfantrydivision.net/a-a-a-o/ You will see that the markings are stencil applied and not hand painted. Makes the one in this post, look suspect in my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted November 16, 2019 Share #22 Posted November 16, 2019 Correction... the first ones were hand painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th.MG.BN Posted November 23, 2019 Share #23 Posted November 23, 2019 Sold for $1,350.00 + tax. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ORIGINAL-U-S-M1-HELMET-9TH-DIV-PAINTED-A-A-A-O-/303374895279?item=303374895279&ViewItem=&nma=true&si=Lx%252FgUZyyJMF2CrpxeoqjGbRSfHY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted November 23, 2019 Share #24 Posted November 23, 2019 J Kash comes to mind with the fake aging. Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rd12 Posted December 2, 2019 Share #25 Posted December 2, 2019 If this isn't relevant, mods can delete. I saw this Christmas card on eBay and didn't know how best to connect it to the marking on the helmet in question. I'm assuming this card dates from Dec 1945. Further evidence of the " AAAO " in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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