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in photo is clearly visible the difference of the sausage protection
(blue leather paint) and the two chinstraps system in green leather
(imo possibly replaced) sorry but this helmet make part of an original lot of
WWII helmets shell used after the war by italian airforce in dark blue paint by
(VAM Vigilanza Armata Militare) airforce service of vigilance airport.
Those helmets were found in the 90 years' in an military depot and refurbished
with an new paint green and after with some camouflage paint ww2.
cheers, RaffaelloLast edited by Raffaello Carola; 06-12-2008, 01:41 PM."six italians, dressed in rather unusual diving suits and equipped with materials of laughably little cost have swung the military balance of power in the Mediterranean in favour of the Axis". -
Frankly, I don't like that, even if probably with correct overpaint due to the fact
that the liner has been refurbished and that the nose guard is unproper for
an M.42 para helmet .
Let's hear other opinions.
Ciao,
PaoloM
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The pictures don't render properly the color of the nose guard which is the correct green and not blue. I hope this is more clear in the attached picturesComment
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Paolo, very bad pictures
In my opinion this helm is original from IIWW but I am agree with Raffello's comments, but I am disagree that this one is one of those were found in the VAM depots.
By these pictures seem the sausage protection is blue but is green.
I know the story very well and I am agree that a lot of were found in the 90 years.
I have not pics to show the sausage is green, please Paolo make a good picture of it.
This helm was in my collection and I have better pictures to show for discussion.
I'd like to see new comments by moderators after these.
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Luca
your pictures are definitively better than mine. Difficult to catch the right color and I am not a good photographer indeed.Comment
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Sorry Guys....
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This helmet is fake...I am sorry Luca...but there aren't discussions about it.Originally posted by Luca Ongaro View PostSorry Stefano
There are better fakes on the market...This is very simple to judge as an orrible reproduction.
My apologies
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Surely you know more than me about Italian helmets, better fakes and who does itOriginally posted by flashider View PostThis helmet is fake...I am sorry Luca...but there aren't discussions about it.
There are better fakes on the market...This is very simple to judge as an orrible reproduction.
My apologies
Stefano
but my opinion about this helm is different from yours, no problem for me.
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I don't agree at all with those who say this helmet is a fake! This helmet hasOriginally posted by flashider View PostThis helmet is fake...I am sorry Luca...but there aren't discussions about it.
There are better fakes on the market...This is very simple to judge as an orrible reproduction.
My apologies
Stefano
been simply refurbished after WWII. These helmets have been refurbished till
the 70's, with a modified nose guard ( or sausage as you commonly say), in fact these bear generally a more protruding nose guard, according to the size
of the same helmet. Look at the examples:
the one below is an M.42 of the RSI period at the West Point Military Museum:Comment
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