M42 Heer Camo for Opinions

[JerryB52]

Hey all, found this the other day from a guy that I buy a lot of liners from. Does anyone recognize this helmet or can speak to it being an original? I can make out NS66 so it seems like an original shell. The rest I'll leave up to folks who know camo better. Thanks all

[Schwerpunkt]

Need a much better photo of the decal with this photo it can go either way imo. But leaning to bad at the moment.

[CBH]

I'm not going to say I know camo helmets, but the guys who do will want photos in natural light.

[Blackdog]

Hi, the decal is a modern repro, you can see where one of the talons overhangs above swastika, incorrect design, which makes the paint null and void imo.

[JerryB52]

Wow so hard to tell. Someone's definitely spending a lot of time on these.

[Danmark]

Wow so hard to tell. Someone's definitely spending a lot of time on these.

Indeed! Sadly the glory days of collecting are fading, the vermin have inherited the earth...

[Anderson]

That's way too fussy camo, I'm seeing individual brush stokes like an Impressionist Painter created this masterpiece.

[FALLSCHIRMJAGER]

Hi, the decal is a modern repro, you can see where one of the talons overhangs above swastika, incorrect design, which makes the paint null and void imo.

I'm with Blackdog here, also look at the inner edges at the bottom of the Adlers wing tips. There is no slight curve, they are dead straight. Also the naming inside has clearly been "rubbed" to age it as it has uniformed horizontal lines all the way across it. I guess that the faker put so much time into the exterior they guessed the naming would be given a cursory glance. Leon.