To me this is definetly an in country worn helmet if I’ve ever seen one, the cover is super worn and faded, there are tears basically all throughout the brim to the point where it’s basically ripped in half, there are small little pebble size holes all throughout the cover, and especially in the top, the top is a whiteish grey khaki kinda of color from how many times it’s been late down, if ya’ll don’t think this is genuine wear, I don’t know what is…   Also, I hope this all comes across in a respectful manner, Not trying to argue or cause problems, but I am very confident in this helmet.

For example here’s a comparison of the outside used sort of the helmet and the flaps that still retain most of there color.

The giant tears around the rim could not have been done by bad storage as when the helmet was found the cover was rolled up with the band inside and under the helmet, away from the elements.

Thanks! Always glad to share my knowledge on this stuff.

Looks like poor storage and the elements contributed to the demise of that cover.

F-35 in full burner taking off right over my head.

I have put together a list of all known NATOPS manuals. I have included dates on the latest version that I currently have.   AV-8: AV-8A/C NAVAIR 01-AV8A-1 (12-1-1981) AV-8B NAVAIR A1-AV8BB-NFM-000   A-1: A-1H/J NAVWEPS 01-40ALF-1 (2-1-1966) EA-1F NAVWEPS 01-40ALE-1   A-3: A/KA-3A/B NAVIR 01-40ATA-1 (9-1-1966) R/NR/RA-3B NAVAIR 01-40ATB-1 (10-15-1964 Changed 10-1-1965) EA-3B/TA-3B NAVAIR 01-40ATD-1 (Later folded into ATB-1) (1-15-1981) KA/EKA-3B NAVAIR 01-40ATE-1 (Later folded into ATA-1) (10-1-1967 Changed 6-1-1968)   A-4 A-4A/B NAVAIR 01-40AVA-1 A-4B/C NAVAIR 01-40AVB-1 A-4E/F NAVAIR 01-40AVC-1 (11-15-1968 Changed 3-1-1977) A-4C/L NAVAIR 01-40AVE-1 (1-1-1973 Changed 4-1-1977) A-4M NAVAIR 01-40AVM-1 (11-1-1971 Changed 3-1-1987) OA-4M NAVAIR 01-40AVD-1P (2-1-1981) TA-4F/J NAVAIR 01-40AVD-1 (8-1-1988 Changed 10-1-1992)   A-5: A-5A NAVWEPS 01-60ABA-1 (5-1-1965) RA-5C NAVAIR 01-60ABC-1 (6-1-1977)   A-6 A-6A/B/C NAVAIR 01-85ADA-1 (8-1-1974 Changed 10-1-1975) A-6E/KA-6D NAVAIR 01-85ADF-1 (7-1-1994 Changed 11-15-1995)   EA-6 EA-6A NAVWEPS 01-85ADB-1 (5-1-1966) EA-6B ICAP II NAVAIR 01-85ADC-1 (1-1-2009) EA-6B ICAP III NAVAIR 01-85ADX-1 (9-15-2016)   A-7: A-7A/B NAVAIR 01-45AAA-1 A-7C/E NAVAIR 01-45AAE-1 (4-1-1987 Changed 5-1-1989) TA-7 NAVAIR 01-45AAF-1   C-1: C-1A NAVAIR 01-85SAB-501   C-2: C-2A NAVAIR 01-85WBB-1 C-2A(R) NAVAIR A1-C2AHA-NFM-000 (11-30-2008) C-2A Lot 4 NAVAIR A1-C2AHB-NFM-000   C-9 C-9B NAVAIR 01-C9BAAA-1 (12-29-2006)   C-12: UC-12B/F/M NAVAIR A1-C12BM-NFM-000 (2-1-2007) TC-12B NAVAIR 01-C12AAB-1 (4-15-2012) UC-12W A1-C12WA-NFM-000   C-20: C-20D NAVAIR 01-C20DAAA-1 (4-20-1989 Changed 2-1-1995) C-20G NAVAIR 01-C20GAAA-1   C-26: C-26E NAVAIR 01-C26DA-NFM-000 (5-30-2008)   C-35: UC-35C/D NAVAIR 01-C35CAA-1 C-37: C-37A NAVAIR 01-C37A-1 C-37B NAVAIR 01-C37B-1 (11-1-2004)   C-40: C-40A NAVAIR 01-C40AA-NFM-000 (1-15-2007)   C-54: C/VC-54 NAVAIR 01-40NM-1   C-117: C/VC/TC-117D NAVAIR 01-40NK-1 (11-1-1967 Changed 11-15-1971)   C-118: C-118 NAVAIR 01-40NLA-1 (5-1-1966)   C-119: C-119F NAVAIR 01-115CCB-1   C-121: C-121J/EC-121K/M/ WC-121N/NC-121K NAVAIR 01-75CKC-1   C-130: C-130T NAVAIR 01-75GAL-1 (11-15-2006) KC-130F NAVAIR 01-75GAA-1 (4-1-2002) KC-130J NAVAIR 01-75GAJ-1 (4-1-2012) KC-130R NAVAIR 01-75GAG-1 (8-1-1995 Changed 2-1-1998) KC-130T NAVAIR 01-75GAH-1 (11-15-2008) EC-130G/Q NAVAIR 01-75GAE-1 (4-1-1983 Changed 6-15-1986) LC-130F/R NAVAIR 01-75GAB-1 DC-130A NAVAIR 01-75GAF-1   C-131: C-131 NAVAIR 01-5MRB-1 VC-131H NAVAIR 01-5MRC-1   F-8: F-8A/B NAVAIR 01-45HHA-501 (8-15-1964 Changed 4-15-1968) F-8C NAVAIR 01-45HHC-501 F-8D/E NAVAIR 01-45HHD-1 (11-1-1964 Changed 3-1-1968) F-8H/J NAVAIR 01-45HHE-1 (5-1-1974) F-8K/L NAVAIR 01-45HHC-1 RF-8A NAVWEPS 01-45HHB-501 (8-15-1964)  RF-8G NAVAIR 01-45HHB-1 (9-1-1978)   F-4: F-4B/N NAVAIR 01-245FDB-1 (5-1-1975 Changed 5-1-1985) F-4J/S NAVAIR 01-245FDD-1 (12-1-1988) F-4J (Blue Angels) NAVAIR 01-245FDE-1 RF-4B NAVAIR 01-245FDBC-1 (2-15-1987) QF-4N  NAVAIR 01-245FDQN-1 QF-4S NAVAIR 01-245FDQS-1   F-5: F-5E/F/N NAVAIR 01-F5AAA-1 (1-6-2006)   F-9: TF-9J NAVWEPS 01-85FGH-501 (12-15-1963   F-10: EF-10B NAVAIR 01-40FAB-1 (4-1-1969 Changed 10-15-1969)   F-14: F-14A NAVAIR 01-F14AAA-1 (5-15-2003 Changed 1-15-2004) F-14B NAVAIR 01-F14AAP-1 (8-1-2001 Changed 9-1-2004) F-14D NAVAIR 01-F14AAD-1 (4-15-2002 Changed 9-1-2004)   F-18: F-18A/B/C/D NAVAIR A1-F18AC-NFM-000 (9-15-2008) F-18 E/ F NAVAIR A1-F18EA-NFM-000 (7-15-2015) (Later Combined)         EA-18G NAVAIR 01-E18GA-NFM-000 (5-15-2008) (Later Combined) NAVAIR A1-EFG18-NFM-000 (Combined NATOPS)   F-111: F-111B NAVAIR 01-10FAB-1 (3-15-1968 Changed 5-15-1968)   E-1:  E-1B NAVAIR 01-85WAA-1   E-2: E-2A/B/TE-2B (Year Dependent) NAVAIR 01-85WBA-1 (11-1-1973) E-2C (Group 0) NAVAIR 01-E2AAA-1 (9-30-1999) E-2C (Group II) NAVAIR 01-E2AAB-1 (9-30-1999) (Later folded into AAF-1) E-2C (HEK2K) NAVAIR 01-E2AAC-1 (11-15-2002)  (Later folded into AAF-1) E-2C Combined NATOPS: NAVAIR 01-E2AAF-1 (9-15-2008) E-2C (CNS/ATM) NAVAIR 01-E2AAH-1 E-2D NAVAIR 01-E2AAG-1   E-6: E-6A NAVAIR A1-E6AAA-NFM-000 (12-15-1995 Changed 2-1-1998) E-6B: NAVAIR A1-E6AAB-NFM-000 (11-15-2007)   H-1: UH-1E, UH-1L, TH-1L, HH-1K NAVAIR 01-110HCA-1  (4-1-1972 Changed 3-1-1983) UH-1N NAVAIR 01-110HCE-1 (11-1-2007) UH-1Y NAVAIR 01-110HCG-1 (4-15-2009) AH-1J NAVAIR 01-110HCB-1 (12-1-1972) AH-1T (Pre TOW) NAVAIR 01-H1AAA-1 AH-1T (Post TOW) NAVAIR 01-H1AAB-1 (8-1-1980 Changed 2-15-1983) AH-1W NAVAIR 01-H1AAC-1 (11-15-2007) AH-1Z NAVAIR 01-H1AAD-1 (5-1-2008)   H-2 UH-2A/B NAVWEPS 01-260HCA-1  UH-2C NAVAIR 01-260HCB-1 (9-15-1969)  HH-2C/D NAVAIR 01-260HCC-1 HH/SH-2D/F NAVAIR 01-260HCD-1 S-2G NAVAIR 01-260HCG-1 (5-1-1995)   H-3: UH/SH/HH-3A/G (Date Dependent) NAVAIR 01-230HLC-1 (4-1-1974) VH-3A NAVAIR 01-230HLY-1 (6-1-1993) SH-3A (MARS) NAVAIR 01-230HLC-1M HH-3A NAVAIR 01-230HLF-1 (Later folded into HLC-1) SH/UH-3H: NAVAIR 01-230HLH-1 (6-9-2000) VH-3D 01-VH3DAA-1   H-34: UH-34D/G/J NAVWEPS 01-230HLB-1 SH-34J NAVWEPS 01-230HLAA-1   H-46: CH/UH/HH-46A NAVAIR 01-250HDA-1 (Later combined into HDB-1) (4-1-72 Changed 10-1-75) CH/UH-46D/F NAVAIR 01-250HDB-1 CH-46E (Pre SR&M) NAVAIR 01-250HDC-1 H-46D (Post SR&M) NAVAIR A1-H46D-NFM-000  (6-15-2001) CH-46E(Post SR&M) NAVAIR A1-H46AE-NFM-000 (7-30-2008) CH-46E (SAR) NAVAIR A1-H46AE-NFM-100   H-60: SH-60B NAVAIR A1-H60BB-NFM-000 (4-1-2008) H-60F/H NAVAIR A1-H60CA-NFM-000 (5-1-2000) MH-60R NAVAIR A1-H60RA-NFM-000 (6-1-2008 Changed 4-15-2009) MH-60S NAVAIR A1-H60SA-NFM-000 (9-1-2008)   H-53 CH-53A/D NAVAIR 01-230HMA-1 (7-31-2007) RH-53D NAVAIR 01-53AAA-1 CH-53E NAVAIR A1-H53BE-NFM-000 (3-15-2006) MH-53 E NAVAIR A1-H53ME-NFM-000 (12-15-2000) CH-53K NAVAIR A1-H53KA-NFM-000   HU-16: HU-16C/D NAVAIR 01-85AC-1   OV-10:               OV-10A NAVAIR 01-60GCB-1 (4-1-1976 Changed 12-1-1980)               OV-10D (Pre SLEP) NAVAIR 01-OV10D-1 (2-1-1982)               OV-10D (Post SLEP) NAVAIR 01-OV10DA-1 (10-1-1987 Changed 10-1-1990) S-2 S-2A/C/F NAVWEPS 01-85SAA-1 (Later became TS/US/-2A/B/C NATOPS) TS/US/-2A/B/C NAVAIR 01-85SAA-1 US/ES-2D NAVAIR 01-85SAE-1 S-2D/E/G (Later E/G only) NAVAIR 01-85SAD-1 (5-1-1971)   S-3 S-3A NAVAIR 01-S3AAA-1 US-3A NAVAIR 01-US3AAA-1P ES-3A NAVAIR 01-ES3AAA-1 (8-1-1996) S-3B NAVAIR 01-S3AAB-1  (9-1-2005)   P-2: SP-2E NAVAIR 01-75EDA-1 (Later used by DP-2E) (9-1-1965) SP-2H NAVAIR 01-75EEB-1 (12-1-1965)   P-3 P-3A/B NAVAIR 01-75PAA-1 RP-3D NAVAIR 01-75PAA-111 EP-3B NAVAIR 01-75PAA-101 EP-3E NAVAIR 01-75PAA-121 EP-3J NAVAIR 01-75PAA-1.3 (10-1-1997) P-3C NAVAIR 01-75PAC-1 (8-1-2007) EP-3E ARIES II NAVAIR 01-75EPS-1   P-8: P-8A NAVAIR A1-P8AAA-NFM-000   T-1: T-1A NAVAIR 01-75FJD-1   T-2: T-2A NAVWEPS 01-60GAA-1 (4-15-1966) T-2B/C (Later C only) NAVAIR 01-60GAB-1 (10-15-1996)   TC-4: TC-4C NAVAIR 01-85TCA-1   T-6: T-6A NAVAIR A1-T6AAA-NFM-100 (1-24-2006 Changed 5-1-2008) T-6B NAVAIR A1-T6AAB-NFM-100 (6-1-2009 Changed 12-1-2012)   T-28: T-28B/C NAVWEPS 01-60FGB-1 (5-15-1966 Changed 1-1-1981)   T-34: T-34B NAVAIR 01-90KDB-1  (3-1-1981) T-34C NAVAIR 01-T34AAC-1 (4-1-2005)   T-33: T-33B NAVAIR 01-75FJC-1   T-39:  T-39D NAVAIR 01-60GBA-1 (9-1-1976 Changed 11-1-1979) CT-39E/G/N (Dependent on year) NAVAIR 01-60GBE-1 (4-15-2004)   T-44: T-44A NAVAIR 01-T44AAA-1 (2-29-2008) T-44C NAVAIR 01-T44AAC-1 (4-1-2010)   T-45: T-45A NAVAIR A1-T45AB-NFM-000 (1-15-1997 Changed 6-1-2001) T-45C NAVAIR A1-T45AC-NFM-000 (10-1-2013)   TH-57: TH-57A NAVAIR 01-110HCC-1 TH-57B/C NAVAIR 01-H57BC-1 (8-15-2012)   TH-73: TH-73A NAVAIR 01-H73A-1   UC-45:  UC/RC-45J NAVAIR 01-90CE-1 (11-15-1967)   V-22:     V-22A NAVAIR A1-V22AA-NFM-000  MV-22B NAVAIR A1-V22AB-NFM-000 (6-15-2011) CMV-22B NAVAIR A1-V22AD-NFM-000   RQ-2: RQ-2A NAVAIR A1-SRRPV-NFM-000 (12-1-1999) RQ-2B NAVAIR A1-RQ2BA-NFM-000   RQ-7:  RQ-7B A1-RQ7BA-NFM-000/010 RQ-7BV2 A1-RQ7BB-NFM-000/010   RQ-21: RQ-21A A1-RQ21A-NFM-000   MQ-8: MQ-8B NAVAIR A1-MQ8BA-NFM-000 MQ-8C A1-MQ8CA-NFM-000   MQ-4: MQ-4C NAVAIR A1-MQ4CB-NFM-000   NATOPS manuals for aircraft with unknown titles: VH-60N VH-92A T-54A MQ-25 (Might still be draft or preliminary)

Brown side is also pretty rusted, and it’s stained throughout.

The pictures don’t do it justice, it’s nearly ripped in half and it super faded and soiled, there’s holes all over it to, I’ll try to get better pictures of the cover alone to prove it.