Help with helmet price!

[polihelmet]

Hi, been offered this, how much will be a fair average price, is complete with liner and original.
Thanks a lot in advance!

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[Stu W]

[QUOTE=polihelmet;6908297]Hi, been offered this, how much will be a fair average price, is complete with liner and original.
Thanks a lot in advance!


No offence meant but I'm guessing that you are not familiar with Japanese helmets. If that is the case how do you know the liner is correct etc.? I recommend you provide photos sufficient for us to confirm originality for you before we provide a value estimate. We'd not want to suggest a value then find we had lead you astray based upon an assessment of a single photo.

Regards,
Stu

[luftwaffenkopf]

[QUOTE=Stu W;6908616]

Hi, been offered this, how much will be a fair average price, is complete with liner and original.
Thanks a lot in advance!


No offence meant but I'm guessing that you are not familiar with Japanese helmets. If that is the case how do you know the liner is correct etc.? I recommend you provide photos sufficient for us to confirm originality for you before we provide a value estimate. We'd not want to suggest a value then find we had lead you astray based upon an assessment of a single photo.

Regards,
Stu

+1

i believe that the chinstrap is suspect already.

[charlie1]

The chinstrap does look like one that would be on a Police or Municipal worker type helmet. It is hard to know for sure without looking at the liner. I'll check back when more pics are up.

Charlie

[Paul G]

I agree 100% with Stu 's assesment. Could not have said it better. I also agree, from the picture provided, the chinstrap material is not what I would expect to see.

PG-

[Jareth]

Yes impossible to judge or evaluate without seeing photos of interior. Shell looks nice

[polihelmet]

Thanks for the interest! I am not familiar with Japanese helmets at all!! here aditional pics! Thanks a lot so far!

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[gunto]

Chinstrap looks to wide. The little strap from the back of the helmet looks original and thats how the chinstrap material schould look and feel like.

[GHP]

The kanji identify the helmet as part Xn of Yn.

セノ300 ホ 50

se: 300
ho: 50

note: The Japanese particle ノ ["no"] shows possession; in this example, "of se" or "se's." Modern Japanese uses the hiragana の instead of the katakana ノ.

IF the iroha system of classification is being used; then, セ represents #46 and ホ can be either "E" or 5.

Maybe something like this following CONJECTURE:

Section 46 #300 [セノ300]
E #50 [ホ50]

I'm just thinking out loud .... [perhaps TOO loud].

--Guy

[JCB]

good liner

The liner is late war navy common to this type of helmet. The liner is right. As mentioned before, the straps are probably not original issue. It's possible they might be a period replacement. No way to tell or sure. The back chinstrap "Loop" is original. The rest of the chinstraps should have this thin look to it.

The paint and anchor look right.


Jim


Jim
JapaneseOrdnance at Yahoo.com

[Jareth]

I agree with Jim. All looks good except chinstrap. As mentioned maybe, just maybe a period replacement but no way to be certain

[polihelmet]

Thanks a lot and what is its regular market value? Thanks again

[polihelmet]

No value idea?

[Ryukyutunnelrat]

Prices seem to be all over the place right now. In my opinion I would say around $500 give or take due to condition and lack of original strap. Again just my opinion.

David

[Jareth]

I agree with David on value