Is this M35 helmet decal real or fake?

[CamoForce]

Dear friends, I am a newbie. I bought it for $90. Please tell me if the decal is real or fake.

thank you all

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[Jb4046]

There’s paint in those pitting holes. I feel this a relic helmet done up with new paint with scratched decals left out side in the rain for bit....

[Schwerpunkt]

with that decal the helmet should have a Q stamp , can you see this or the lotnr ?

[BlackCat1982]

Certainly it's had some serious cleaning up. The national shield decal, or what it left of it doesn't look right to me.

[CamoForce]

with that decal the helmet should have a Q stamp , can you see this or the lotnr ?

Hello Schwerpunkt

Thank you for your reply, I can't see Q stamp or number.

[CamoForce]

Certainly it's had some serious cleaning up. The national shield decal, or what it left of it doesn't look right to me.

Hello BlackCat1982

Used oxalic acid cleaning

[CamoForce]

There’s paint in those pitting holes. I feel this a relic helmet done up with new paint with scratched decals left out side in the rain for bit....

Hello Jb4046
Thank you for your reply! In the pit, there was no green paint, the flag logo had green paint on it, the eagle had no green paint on it, but the paint around the eagle cracked.

[BlackCat1982]

Hello BlackCat1982

Used oxalic acid cleaning

You have to be careful using such cleaning solutions around decals, its great for eating rust but not so good on fragile decals.

[CamoForce]

You have to be careful using such cleaning solutions around decals, its great for eating rust but not so good on fragile decals.

Hello BlackCat1982

Thank you for replying again. Do you think this decal is original or fake?

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[HoundsTooth]

There’s paint in those pitting holes. I feel this a relic helmet done up with new paint with scratched decals left out side in the rain for bit....

Looks this way to me too - especially in picture number 4.
Difficult to be sure without having it in hand.
Nick