So my in-laws surprised me with this Canadian MkII CLC 1942 (1943 liner) made helmet the other day. The issue is that is has been painted black and I am almost positive that the paint is post war (I touched a spot with thinner and the black disappeared), so the question becomes should I remove the black paint to put it back to original paint or leave it as it is? What is peoples opinions on removing paint from these helmets? I know if this was blue and marked police I wouldn’t bother, or if it was post war MP or something like that I wouldn’t touch it but this one being black I am just unsure. Sorry if this question has been asked a million times.
Thanks for your time and thoughts.

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