M40 SS Helmet Good or Bad?

[octavian]

Has Doug chimed in on this one? Im with SSamir and have doubts myself

[Schwerpunkt]

I have the helmet now, i took a few pictures of my own too.

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That's one photo , can you do an entire session with a good decal close-up , interior photos and also list maker + lotnr.

[klashownz]

Guys, I had this Helmet sent to Kelly Hicks for authentication and he said it's authentic. I can post more pics when I get home but on page 1 there are a bunch.

[Schwerpunkt]

Guys, I had this Helmet sent to Kelly Hicks for authentication and he said it's authentic. I can post more pics when I get home but on page 1 there are a bunch.

Good for you , good luck with it. Pictures in this topic are not good enough to make a call. Unfortunately Kelly has made mistakes in the past , only recently a dealer had to take a helmet back with a KH cert.

You'd want more than 1 person liking this helmet to be safe for resale later on.

[klashownz]

more of the decal. kinda sparkles/is reflective in light

[Schwerpunkt]

more of the decal. kinda sparkles/is reflective in light

What decal type did Kelly say this was ?
Also you photos are blurry so pretty much useless , you have to activate your camera's macro function or shoot from a steady base , some books for example. And very important shoot with enough light , best outside.

A good photo is sharp. Like this , then you can better see the structure and design.

[klashownz]

What decal type did Kelly say this was ?
Also you photos are blurry so pretty much useless , you have to activate your camera's macro function or shoot from a steady base , some books for example. And very important shoot with enough light , best outside.

A good photo is sharp. Like this , then you can better see the structure and design.

Q style decal on a Q66 shell, I don't have a macro lens for this camera and my iphone is not coming through when it comes to close-focusing. I'll see if I can pick one up today just to use for this then return it

[Schwerpunkt]

Q style decal on a Q66 shell, I don't have a macro lens for this camera and my iphone is not coming through when it comes to close-focusing. I'll see if I can pick one up today just to use for this then return it

Well from your pictures it most definitely is not a Q decal. You'd expect the left rune to sit below the break on the left by 1 mm.
I don't see that , it looks like it is even with the break.

[klashownz]

Well from your pictures it most definitely is not a Q decal. You'd expect the left rune to sit below the break on the left by 1 mm.
I don't see that , it looks like it is even with the break.

Yeah it does look like a few pics are level, but in others and in person it def. is below the shield break. Both Mr. Hicks and SSamir said it appears to be a legit Q decal, and on most of the pictures you can clearly see it is in fact about 1mm below the shield break. I'm pretty certain this decal is real, but I appreciate your skepticism as it helps us learn

[klashownz]

Here's another of the decal, SSamir

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See this pic for a more true look @ where the runes sit, Schwer.