Questionable Camos
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mauser99
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No big surprise there. They actually advertise it. I saw the flyer for the SOS and on the side was a photos Of the fine doctors table loaded with fakes !
You would think they would have used a different table for advertising.. I had heard very few good orig. helmets there for sale.
M45
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Ghw-2 turtle shell camo
Plain ND green gray reissues are one price (common), and turtle shell camos are a much different price (rare and highly sought after - Italian Front).
If someone were to take an original ND green gray reissue and ADD some camo in a turtle shell design, could that significantly increase the helmet's value ??
The excellent overall condition of the camo especially on the crown, indicates to me that this helmet saw very little if any combat AFTER the camo was applied.
Plain ND green gray reissues are one price (common), and turtle shell camos are a much different price (rare and highly sought after - Italian Front).
If someone were to take an original ND green gray reissue and ADD some camo in a turtle shell design, could that significantly increase the helmet's value ??
The excellent overall condition of the camo especially on the crown, indicates to me that this helmet saw very little if any combat AFTER the camo was applied.
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Niblet
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Heers one I would like to discuss,,It is not mine,,I am just trying to judge camos as a beginner,,,and I wanted to see if I'm on the right track
or if I am full of it,,I dont like the wear of the inside of the helmet as compared to the "not matching" wear of the outside
the split pins look artificially worn, there appears to be little wear to the top of the lid,, and it just generally looks like a refurb to me..
what do you guys think? Am I way off base here?
or if I am full of it,,I dont like the wear of the inside of the helmet as compared to the "not matching" wear of the outside
the split pins look artificially worn, there appears to be little wear to the top of the lid,, and it just generally looks like a refurb to me..
what do you guys think? Am I way off base here?
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Niblet
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some more,,,,,
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mauser99
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I know where this one was posted... One of your comment's you have to take into consideration.. A helmet could have been worn for years before the camo was added. You have to be careful of that assessment.
Then study patterns of camos. This is a Luft helmet. The Green and red combo is a known combination that shows up on Luft helmets for what ever reason with some regularity.
The helmet was questioned by some members do to wear patterns or lack there of. Not always the best way to judge a camo IMHO.
M45
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Niblet, I see camos as falling into 3 basic categories; very likely good, very likely bad (those I often post here), and a whole bunch inside of a gray area - difficult to tell without a hands-on with magnification like this one (I believe Hambone mentioned something to this effect).
Pros: The two RAL colors red-brown and green seem to be true, it has a very non-nondescript scheme (no fancy tiger strips, SS dots, turtle shell or geometric patterns), it has a very inconspicuous overall appearance - it does not jump out at you as many questionable camos do.
Cons: it seems to be a bit shiny (lacquer or collector handling ?), I don't care for that shot of the rear green rivet that is surrounded by red-brown body paint.
An acquaintance showed me a Q66 M40 camo he picked up recently. When he first handed it to me, it appeared as a dark finish factory helmet, but when I held it up in the sunlight just right, I could see the red-brown camo. All of this to say that many authentic camos are so unobtrusive that it is difficult to tell they even ARE camos until much closer inspection. If I had viewed this camo inside of a room without sufficient lighting and not in direct sunlight, it would have been nearly impossible to determine it was a camo.
Pros: The two RAL colors red-brown and green seem to be true, it has a very non-nondescript scheme (no fancy tiger strips, SS dots, turtle shell or geometric patterns), it has a very inconspicuous overall appearance - it does not jump out at you as many questionable camos do.
Cons: it seems to be a bit shiny (lacquer or collector handling ?), I don't care for that shot of the rear green rivet that is surrounded by red-brown body paint.
An acquaintance showed me a Q66 M40 camo he picked up recently. When he first handed it to me, it appeared as a dark finish factory helmet, but when I held it up in the sunlight just right, I could see the red-brown camo. All of this to say that many authentic camos are so unobtrusive that it is difficult to tell they even ARE camos until much closer inspection. If I had viewed this camo inside of a room without sufficient lighting and not in direct sunlight, it would have been nearly impossible to determine it was a camo.
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