The finish on 1,2,4,5 and 6 are the same, in fact based on the pics of the inside, it appears to be a heavy paint over the surface. The zischagge in picture 4 is missing the rivet at the bottom of the nasal that would keep it from being able to slide out accidentally upwards through the slot in moves in. The honking big chunks of leather on the underside of the gorget plates in pic 2 are often a giveaway, intended to give the impression of a perished lining band. Picture 6 is yet another of the helmets that started this discussion, you can see that the check plate, of the same style as OP's helmet and the others shown in the thread is also installed backwards. Picture 3 is " better" than the others, the surface is actually patinated well, but the flatness of the rolled edge along the top edge of the lower visor ( it should be much more rounded ) and the " sprung " appearance of the neck lames ( rather than collapsing, the bottom lames are halfway up under the pressure of the helmet weight sitting on them on the table. This tells me the rivets are piened tighter than they should be ) would have me being suspicious of this one as well.
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