usmcega Posted June 8, 2010 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2010 Good or bad guys? Thanks! :thumbsup: Link to post Share on other sites
ClaptonIsGod Posted June 8, 2010 Share #6 Posted June 8, 2010 I don't get a warm fuzzy feeling. But that's just me.The camo seems too fresh and the stitching off, but I'm not a USMC cover expert so just my $.02 Link to post Share on other sites
Corpsmancollector Posted June 8, 2010 Share #7 Posted June 8, 2010 I'm going to say bad. Like Clapton, I don't get a great feeling about it. Possibly repro, but then the background color on the green side actually looks quite convincing... WWII USMC & USN - CAMOUFLAGE / CORPSMAN / PARAMARINE / MARINE RAIDER / DENIM / DECK JACKETS. VIETNAM - CAMOUFLAGE / SF / 'IN-COUNTRY' ITEMS. Link to post Share on other sites
usmcega Posted June 8, 2010 Author Share #8 Posted June 8, 2010 The guy selling it says it was an unissued mint item found many years ago and has been in his collection for 25 yrs. But anyone can make up a story. I don't care for the fact you cannot see a clear shot of the HBT weaving. Link to post Share on other sites
dhcoleterracina Posted June 9, 2010 Share #9 Posted June 9, 2010 I don't like it either, there's something about the coloring. I like to see a specific green color which I don't see here. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted June 9, 2010 Share #10 Posted June 9, 2010 pretty vibrant colors there...I get the same feeling. and think I saw that listing...such unissued stories are a dime a dozen Link to post Share on other sites
37thguy Posted June 9, 2010 Share #11 Posted June 9, 2010 Just sold for $130 Looking for for 37th Division VietNam and earlier Special Forces & USS Hemminger DE 746 items "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." See my FB sales page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1928884587130681/pending/ Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski Posted June 9, 2010 Share #12 Posted June 9, 2010 I wouldn't lose much sleep over it, it screams "repro" to me. I have two mint helmet covers at home, (as well as a few repros), and the colors and edge stitching on this example look very much like the repops. For $130, maybe I should sell them off.... Semper, Ski Captain (LDO), United States Marine Corps (Ret.) 1992-2014 6531/6591/6502/8511 Always looking for WWII USMC and Corpsman items! Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt Saunders Posted June 9, 2010 Share #13 Posted June 9, 2010 It looks like a dead ringer of the one I got from ATF. I don't think they marked them. Checkmate King 2White Rook Out Link to post Share on other sites
Garandomatic Posted June 9, 2010 Share #14 Posted June 9, 2010 That's exactly what I was thinking about my ATF set. Mine oughta go extra high since I "salted' it up with some light sandpaper and stuck an EGA on the front so's I could teach WWII Pacific Theater to my freshmen this year. Looking for the following: 452nd and 447th Bomb Group items Anything 12th Armored- especially uniforms 155th Assault Helicopter Company, Camp Coryell, or Ban Me Thuot Vietnam items[/center]WWII US Navy Uniforms from the Battle Off Samar: USS Johnston DD-557, USS Hoel DD-553, USS Samuel B. Roberts DE-413, USS Heermann DD-532, USS Dennis DE-405, USS John C. Butler DE-339, USS Raymond DE-341, USS Fanshaw Bay St. Lo, White Plains, Kalinin Bay, Kitkun Bay and Gambier Bay... Link to post Share on other sites
koreamike Posted June 9, 2010 Share #15 Posted June 9, 2010 Good or bad guys? Thanks! :thumbsup: Looks reproduction to me , weird colors centerstitch looks suspicious , and the shape is off. The loud screaming green really throws up a red flag. I have a secondpattern tha is really , really good, hard to tell, centerstich is perfect and the way thetwo halvesare folded over is perfect. the problem is when placed under black light tan side looks weird purple. The thing even has moth tracks in it ???/ too good tobe true? lost some dough. regards . mike varndell a.k.a. koreamike NEVER FORGET THE MEN OF THE CHOSIN RESERVOIR ,and the korean war!!! :think: :think: Link to post Share on other sites
'Flage Guy Posted June 10, 2010 Share #16 Posted June 10, 2010 This Helmet Cover is a reproduction; as I remember, they were marketed by a small firm here in Southern California, along with M1942 'flage Utilities made of the same stuff. Stands out like a sore thumb to me, but only because I used to see so many of them for sale Support our troops...abandoning the War on Terror is not an affordable luxury.I'm so old, I still call W.W.II U.S. militaria "war surplus". God's blessings in the Name of our Lord Jesus- Jim Robertson Link to post Share on other sites
combat-helmets Posted June 30, 2010 Share #17 Posted June 30, 2010 that's a fairly easy fake to spot. The colors and shape are off. A close up of the stitching I believe would be the icing on the cake... :thumbdown: Actively seeking WW2, Korean War and Vietnam War era USMC items Link to post Share on other sites
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