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Old 1st April 2013, 12:14 PM   #1
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A friend owns this helmet, what do you think? Please ID. Thanks
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Old 1st April 2013, 02:37 PM   #2
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Welding points ?

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Old 1st April 2013, 02:48 PM   #3
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My vote is possibly an old theatrical costume piece, very late 19th or earlier 20th century perhaps? There was a reasonable amount of theatrical armour produced in the 19th and earlier 20th centuries some of which wasn't all that badly done.
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Old 1st April 2013, 06:41 PM   #4
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The welding poins are looking very similar to modern electric resistance welding points, as can be seen on automotive structures. A technique which became industrially common since the 1930s. Also the flutes on the helmets calotte are indicating a production on a modern metal spinning machine. Also I guess it is a modern helmet for theatrical use. In my opinion definitively not an authentic antique helmet - but still a nice object.
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