Hi there,
I have just joined the Forum after finding it while carrying out some research on some helmets I bought at an auction a couple of weeks ago. It was suggested I post some pics of the third helmet here, as it was sold at the auction as a WWII/Vietnam era 82nd Airborne MP helmet. I absolutely love it and it was the reason I decided to bid on the helmets in the first place at the auction.
However my initial research seems to suggest to me that something may be off about it. While the yellow band and 'MP' on the front look painted, the insignia seems to have very clean lines as if it was stuck on/transferred to the helmet. These appear painted on in some of the helmets that i have seen in period photos from WWII. As such I was wondering whether this looked right to the more expert eyes here, whether it might be later (the lot did say it could be Vietnam era) or whether it is a more recent reproduction. Thank you for any help you can offer, and apologies for the poor quality of photos.
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