JLF Helmet

[1 BEP]

Gorgeous helmet, but is it worth $6995.00?

http://www.craiggottlieb.com/engine/....asp?Item=4827

[Beersheba4thLH]

A photograph might help.

[NLF]

In this market and with the anchor chewed off it's way off . Also the foliage is off a body net. If foliage would be used on a helmet it wouldn't be that short stuff it would be long pieces to conceal.



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[john mack]

Cg

That is an excellent helmet . CG gets the best of the best and is very picky . I am sure a wealthy collector will buy it .

[Jareth]

Nice helmets thats way overpriced. No way to confirm it's an actual matching set or post war marriage of parts. Has been up for sale for a while.

[Larry F.]

Actually the price was lowered on this helmet after the SOS...........

I was fortunate and had it in hand during the SOS. It's a nice piece, but the anchor turned me off. There is also one small area where the cover was damaged. Not a big deal, but I'm very picky.

A well known Japanese collector used to own this helmet for a very short time who sold it to a friend of mine who has it on consignment with Craig.

A nice helmet IMHO.

[NLF]

It's a married set there is rust on the net. i had this in hand and me and ryukyutunnelrat inspected it at the SOS.

[GoForBroke]

I've seen and owned a number of nets with the multi-colored grass on them like this. It's not just body net foliage. It's legit for helmet nets as well and turns up in little short pieces like this and long pieces that can actually drape over the rim of the helmet and resemble a ghillie. this is a nice helmet. Pricey but nice. Would be nice if it was 'perfect' for that price but can't be too picky these days. A lot of the best (not all) are in collections now.

[david_iu]

It's a nice piece, but the anchor turned me off.

Dear Larry and all, I do not collect Japanese militaria, but I really want to learn and think that this is a nice helmet. I wonder what is wrong with the anchor? Please reply. Thank you.

[Larry F.]

Dear Larry and all, I do not collect Japanese militaria, but I really want to learn and think that this is a nice helmet. I wonder what is wrong with the anchor? Please reply. Thank you.

Hi David,

The anchor is correct, but it has sustained damage. Not a big deal for some collectors, but for the money I wanted to see a better conditioned anchor. Just a "personal preference" thing is all.

Hope this helps.

[david_iu]

Dear Larry, thanks. I see what you mean, which is fair enough.