Opinion?? Decal

[nick]

Hi
here is an other one. Looks good to me

[Edelweiss]

Hi, Nick

Sorry to say I don't like it at all... Let's see if the "big chiefs" here confirm my opinion or not.

[SgtB]

Well I'm certainly not one of the big chiefs here!

And I never will be! There are much,much better brains than
mine on this site when it comes to these babies!

But look at how much chubbier the left rune looks than the right.

[SgtB]

But I do have to admire your tenacity, Nick!

You certainly have a "never say die " spirit!

[nick]

Hi All

thanks Brain,

I think that the "chiefs" starting to get tiered writing the word "fake.
Well I wanted to post this one, because he is listed for a very "fair" price = $4200
If this one isn't real well, then someone would make a very big mistake and loose much money.

Here is the rest of the helmet.
Thanks

[nick]

party decal

[nick]

inside

[nick]

To be honset, I still don't think that this is a fake one.
Now everybody, blow my head off

[Dan T]

Both decals are repro IMHO. The SS looks way too "flaky" and bubbled. Real ones have a skin like texture. Hard to expain but that isn't one of them. Party decal is proportionally incorrect and is too thick in physical construction. Look at the corners.
Real decals are micro thin. Price is irrelevant in judging authenticity. I leave it to Perry or Darryl for the final stamp.

[darryl-P]

Nick,
I would agree with Dan on this one...both decals are high-end repros. The party shield sits proud of the helmet shell. A real one would be "one" with the surface paint. The runes decal is just plain silver...no texture whatsoever. And although there are period decals with the left rune 'slightly' larger than the right, this one is dramatically so. As always, I would be interested to hear who the shell maker is.

I have seen this particular helmet before. I believe it is on the 'warelics' site?? If this is the case, it's been there a very long time and that's another big strike against it.

[Perry Floyd]

Nick I was holding back to give other collectors time to study it and give opinions. Something which I think I'll start doing..
I agree the decals are repo's. As mentioned the backing isn't right the dramatic difference in the runes but one thing also not mentioned that I do not accept but other collectors do, is the bluntness in the corners/angles of the runes. In my opinion this is not correct but is accepted by others so each collector will have to decide for themselves on that issue.

But not in my collection..

[Edelweiss]

I bet next "original" WSS helmets to come will have bottom AND corners "battle damaged"...

Is $4,200 a realistic price for such a helmet, if it was authentic ?

[Perry Floyd]

"Is $4,200 a realistic price for such a helmet, if it was authentic ?"


Yes and then some...

[SgtB]

I bet next "original" WSS helmets to come will have bottom AND corners damaged

Sorry Edelweiss. No bet. I don't like the odds.