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Any corrosive chemical can be used to force the aging. The give-away is usually the even distribution of the corrosive effect as evidenced on this helmet.
Phil
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I used to do Vietnam gear and my mate did world war two american infantry gear.....it was a minefield on e-bay unless you really...i mean really knew your stuff..sorry to say but there are a lot of people out there only to make money.
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And has anyone notified the Auction house yet ?
I have written to the database with the request to remove this fake from their website.
M.VIB.M.
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Katte Kabuto no O wo shimeyo!
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what a shame.
all of that effort put into destroying a modern repro, when that time and energy could have been put into
modifying the helmet to make it "passable".
the lengths some people go to make a buck or two.
Andy Volpe
"Build a time machine, it would make this [hobby] a lot easier."
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Legion III Cyrenaica ~ New England U.S.
Higgins Armory Museum 1931-2013 (worked there 2001-2013)
(Collection moved to Worcester Art Museum)
