Camo chicken wire double decal M40: opinions?

**jfxcushman** · 12-02-2011, 06:32 PM

I do appreciate all of your insights. A repro it is. Jerry

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-02-2011 06:32 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**davejb** · 12-02-2011, 06:37 PM

Another helmet ruined for gain

**Paul D** · 12-02-2011, 08:31 PM

by BOB COLEMAN

The faker has put too many desirable aspects together-camoflage, wire and SS double decal. T he decals would have been applied before the helmet was painted with the camoflage pattern. The decals, if shown, would have been masked off during the painting. In the case of this helmet, the decals have been applied after the paint job. This helmet was made to impress someone with basic and not advanced knowledge. I agree with all of the previous comments.

Spot on Bob !! The wire is also clearly a recent addition made to titilate the obsession of collectors with bits of wire stuck on helmets for which people seem to want to pay more money !!

**DougB** · 12-02-2011, 09:47 PM

How much was this helmet being sold for?

**DougB** · 12-02-2011, 09:48 PM

Bad liner, the strap on the helmet was bad too...

**Walkwolf** · 12-03-2011, 12:17 AM

Even the chinstrap is a repro.........

**Walkwolf** · 12-03-2011, 12:21 AM

The whole helmet is a made-up piece, with the shell
being the only thing that may be original.........

**WOODSNAKE** · 12-03-2011, 09:09 AM

by DougB

How much was this helmet being sold for?

You took the words out of my mouth Doug, I'd love to know what they were asking

Phill

**jfxcushman** · 12-03-2011, 06:20 PM

The helmet was sold as a repro. It was $350.

**DougB** · 12-03-2011, 07:06 PM

by jfxcushman

The helmet was sold as a repro. It was $350.

???
If you knew it was a repro why are you asking for opinions if its real? On the hope it might be real? Sorry I don't get it. If this were real - an M40 Double Decal Normandy Chickenwire camo in near mint condition it would fetch $35,000 not $350 and it would sell in 5 seconds and be THE single most sought after helmet by collectors on the planet.
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