I posted these pics in the Imperial forum but didn’t receive a whole lot of feedback, I was hoping our local Stahlhelm experten might have some thoughts and opinions on this piece? My thoughts (although I want to think it’s real…) are as follows -

1. Camo pale green segments - seems very "vibrant"- Although there do seem to be a few different green shades used in the ww1 camo schemes it’s quite unusual…..

2. The texture of the applied camo - It’s pretty rough. If it’s field applied it may well be legit, but even so…..looks like it be painted over several layers of paint?

3. The wear on the outer surfaces - although knocked about, the wear looks a little unusual, the camo segments are quite bright but the wear looks very scuffed & scratched.

4. The interior - the chinstrap mounting posts looked like they are corroded, pitted & painted over, although the interior paint does look "aged". Also, the leather liner although resembling a M16 pattern the "fingers" look a little odd - in terms of wear & texture.

Thoughts anyone???

Thanks! Regards, Dan