My first FJ Helmet...

[Skip Pickett]

Well, I finally "pulled the trigger" and got my first Paratrooper helmet! One thing is for sure, they can't fake age or true use. According to the fellow that I got it from, it spent the past many years in the Vet's basement...that looks to be true because there is a fair amount of surface rust and bleed through, but over all it is rather sound. The liner chafing is not as bad as the picture makes it look, but there is a lot of honest ware through out. In person, the decal is a bit more toned and not as white looking. I'm right happy with it...

Skip

[Skip Pickett]

Interior...

The chin strap is all there and in pretty good shape...

[Eric Queen]

Very nice honest, original helmet Skip. Congratulations.

Thanks for sharing it.

Eric

[Willi Z.]

A really nice untouched helmet! Congrats Skip! No matter how good the repros are, they lack the "look" of a helmet like this.

Willi

[SMP]

Great helmet ! The fake market preys on first-time buyers, but in this case you have managed to find a 100 % genuine helmet. Congratulations !

Regards
Steve.

[John Hodgin]

Good job Skip! A very fine example.

Congrats.!
John

[Luftm40]

Very nice one!

[Prosper Keating]

You lucky bloke, you! It really is a pleasure to see stuff that speaks for itself, that doesn't have to be defended or rationalised.

Prosper

[sshort]

Skip, Ask the Vet how he got this helmet and share it with us. What an awsome find for you. S Short

[Skip Pickett]

Thanks for the kind words...

Well, I appreciate everyone's kind comments. I'm very happy to add this gem to my humble collection...It's been hard to find one that I could afford and feel good about.

As to asking the Vet where he got it, I can't do that...I got the helmet indirectly from the fellow who purchased it from the Vet and that story, like so many, is lost to time.

Thanks again to all who commented! Skip