SS RELIC helmet

[Kelly w]

What you guys think? Decals faked? Look to good for rest of helmet.

SSTK, Spinn9977, Sturm74, fritztk, please opinions wanted.

Thks
Kelly

[Kelly w]

3,4

[fritztk]

decals

looks suss to me..
i have seen relics with fake decals
aged to fool..
looked like this example
sturm, spinn will confirm authenticity in a second
cheers
fraser

[Sergey K.]

Bad of course /Sorry .

[Joe Mc]

I used to love dugup.co.uk, now they sell utter crap!

I sold them bit's I got from a vets shed whos roof had colapsed years ago. All the bits were obviously ruined from that. I told them where I got them from.

They then put, found in Ypres, Somme Flea markets, Barn Somme salient etc

[thatswar1944]

holy feckin crip a decal over rust come on man...
wayne

[Kelly w]

God, please find the EAStern Euopeans real jobs so they stay off the TR stuff!!!

Ok you named the seller not me. They came recommended by another WAF relic hunter!

[Joe Mc]

God, please find the EAStern Euopeans real jobs so they stay off the TR stuff!!!

Ok you named the seller not me. They came recommended by another WAF relic hunter!

Name and shame is what I say!

[fritztk]

relic

Name and shame is what I say!

well said
if more collectors did this
dealers might think twice about trying to sell fake crap
cheers
fraser

[Kelly w]

YA but he sent me very touching emails lol, and now labeled the helmet a possible fake.

So no I wasn't going to name him yet.

Kelly

[Totenhead]

Painted on party decal, i like it !!!

[Joe Mc]

YA but he sent me very touching emails lol, and now labeled the helmet a possible fake.

So no I wasn't going to name him yet.

Kelly

Don't get me wrong, Jay and Paul are really nice blokes, BUT they do sell some rubbish and they know it is too! Some good stuff too admitidly.

Good outcome there though

[Joe Mc]

SEE Dog Tags on WW2 Collectable for examples

[Kelly w]

I used to love dugup.co.uk, now they sell utter crap!

I sold them bit's I got from a vets shed whos roof had colapsed years ago. All the bits were obviously ruined from that. I told them where I got them from.

They then put, found in Ypres, Somme Flea markets, Barn Somme salient etc

Did you call them out on this scam at the time??

Paul calls this story and others like it internet gossip lol!

[Joe Mc]

Did you call them out on this scam at the time??

Paul calls this story and others like it internet gossip lol!

Na it must have been 5 years ago now, I was happy to get rid of the couliders/lids