FJ helmet on Ebay - good or bad?

**Danmark** · 12-06-2016, 03:13 AM

Currently up on Ebay and getting a LOT of attention ( as at writing over $1,300 ) is this FJ helmet.

Not a one-look fake but aspects of it both seem good and bad to me. FAR from being any sort of expert, I thought it best to show here for an assessment.

All may be fine, I know little of the nuances around these but the liner looks oiled and the helmet surface cleaned from being covered in surface rust?

Item is in Hungary BTW......

Dan

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-06-2016 03:13 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**helmet2id** · 12-06-2016, 03:29 AM

NEIN! A double decal would be an ET for starters, plus, the shape of the shell is way off. The shell is bad, the liner is bad, the decal is bad. No tool mark in the rolled edge. The font of the stamps is off. Bad to the bone. Some one is going to waste a lot of money. Jim G.

**Danmark** · 12-06-2016, 04:09 AM

Thanks Jim!
They're getting inventive with the fakes then.. a bit of work has gone into weathering this one.

**Paul D** · 12-06-2016, 10:03 AM

As Jim has said it is missing all the obvious signs of an original , with FSJ lids learning those basics can save a lot of money !!

**Danmark** · 12-06-2016, 11:01 AM

Feeling embarrassed now that i was 1/2 convinced...

**harryamb2** · 12-06-2016, 07:43 PM

**Danmark** · 12-12-2016, 06:15 AM

Well some muppet just paid US $2550 for this! A pretty hefty price for a reenactor helmet.....pushes a genuine up in value though.

**Glenn66** · 12-12-2016, 07:02 AM

i hope the new owner doesn't post it here looking for a pat on the head.

**Wagriff** · 12-12-2016, 10:04 AM

No doubt, the fool will eventually die and leave the treasure to his family to prosper from when they sell off his "collection". I've seen it a thousand times if once..."But Dad paid over Two Thousand Dollars for that helmet! He collected stuff for Years and He said that helmet was worth Big Money! You're just trying to rip us off!!"....Sorry,kids....Dad was a wearing a ventilated skull on the end of his neck...he blew your inheritance on worthless fake Garbage...

**HARRY THE MOLE** · 12-12-2016, 11:13 AM

by Wagriff

No doubt, the fool will eventually die and leave the treasure to his family to prosper from when they sell off his "collection". I've seen it a thousand times if once..."But Dad paid over Two Thousand Dollars for that helmet! He collected stuff for Years and He said that helmet was worth Big Money! You're just trying to rip us off!!"....Sorry,kids....Dad was a wearing a ventilated skull on the end of his neck...he blew your inheritance on worthless fake Garbage...

Sadly though, some unscrupulous dealers WILL rip off relatives disposing of collections of the deceased. They will tell them that genuine items are worthless junk. It happens with all kinds of collectibles. But in this case the FJ helmet is a one look piece of junk.