Helmet cover

[Remka]

Hello everyone,

Could you give me an estimate for this helmet cover?

Thanks

[Jareth]

Need to see exterior photo of very top of cover to see how fabric panels were sewn.

[beretta1934]

Seeing the panels with the previous stitching lines makes me fear it's a raincoat special

[Jareth]

Missed those empty stitch seams! That's a bad sign that cover may have been made up of army raincoats. They were disassembled post war & material used to make repro/fake covers

[Remka]

Hello, thank you for your help.
I did not know this story with the raincoats, but it seems to me that it is not made with the same fabric.

Here are some more photos:

[Jareth]

I don't like the top construction. That's strike two against it

[Remka]

The top construction does not shock me by comparing it to those of good covers.



The date inside being showa 18 or 1943, it may be possible that mine is a 1943 pattern from which the band would have been removed. Because the stitchs go all around the cover, horizontally and are parallel.
I looked for examples of fake covers made with raincoat, the seams are generally vertical.

[Remka]

The stitches match well

[beretta1934]

I can't think of any scenario where/why the Japanese would remove the band on a unissued cover?? Nonetheless, you should hit the cover with a UV light and see if any threads glow. Then you can make your choice on what you want to do. Good luck

[Remka]

Why ? I don't know that, there can be a thousand reasons.
This explanation is in any case the most coherent considering the elements that I presented to you previously, You do not agree ?

Anyway, I attach the photos of the UV light test which supports my reasoning.
On some of photos I added a recent thread next to it for comparison.

[Jareth]

A thousand reasons?!?! Umm, Ok good luck

[Remka]

For over 70 years?.. Yes

Thanks

[lorre]

Just that you know. If i want original string of the ww2 period i can have one's. So i think it is not very complicated to use old strings so on uv it give nothing.

[Remka]

Ok... Good for you

[Ron P]

I believe it is a good helmet cover that, for whatever reason and who knows when it was done, the reinforcement band was removed. Regards, Ron.