Maker? Lot #? Very important detail with any helmet you post. For example, if this is a rear stamped Q, it should have no decal. Even if the decal is original. Or if it is an EF, it shouldn't have this variant.
But it does look like a good 2nd pattern "dot" wing decal.
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TN161 and Q62
I haven't heard of a 'TN' series for Quist helmets ... only a 'DN' & a 'T' ?
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Going forward please post photos of the whole helmet. A good decal alone does not mean "all is good".
In this case, it's not a rear stamped Q so that is good.
I'd spot these Lot# and Maker stamp photos a mile away. So know who is listing it. The helmet does have a reinforced aluminum liner band but unless the split pins have been messed with it is most likely original to the shell. Other Q M40's in this Lot # range have aluminum liners as well.
That said, it has steel bales instead of the square aluminum bales. Again, just an anomaly as they used a mixture of new and old parts when putting the liner together during the transition to steel liners. Just a little extraneous information for you.
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It's "IN" Dan. At first glance I thought it was "TN" as well.
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Well, I like it! The bird was applied a little closer to the brow than regulation but that does not bother me at all. To my eye it is all good. Jim G.
Check out Frank's website. Under Helmets 101 at the top he has his Lot # database.
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MAP, I've no allegiance to anyone but it is strange that ( as far as I can see ) Brian Ice makes no mention of an IN series????
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