For the money, this item Is certainly well worth the purchase price. Shortcomings? Why yes, glad you asked. The leather chin strap while nicely made is put together with poor quality metal rivets. The interior of the helmet is a departure from the real deal. The "oil cloth" is in fact, a heavy grade plastic material that reeks of a chemical smell. The adjustable head band will not acccomodate a large head. Several pieces of cut rubber tubing act as a barrier between the head and the actual steel helmet. Any thing really positive? Yes! The helmet has a bit of heft. The external steel helmet is well made. If you are an "early period" WWII re-enactor, be advised that a "period correct" helmet would feature a canvas chin strap. The Brodie helmet and the Brodie style helmet both feature canvas chin straps. The British helmet has a different interior head adjustment system and utilizes a different type of canvas chin strap than its American Army/USMC counterpart. In conclusion, my grandson now has the helmet.Read full review
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Be prepared, this helmet is very good, but not perfect. The liner is a shiny coated canvas(?) which tries very hard to simulate what was the oil cloth used in the original. The chinstrap is solid but done in a chrome tanned (?) leather which is a little bit to shiny also, however it is possible to tone it down with a little bit of effort and fine sand paper. I had my doubts about the brass buckle, but it comes close to several originals and hopefully will darken with use. Overall a good choice for use in reenacting trenches, but not good for a display. I will be curious to see how it ages.
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I used this in our Devil Dog Growl and it was a hit I may have started a trend I drilled a hole front and almost center to install my EGA. I'm continually getting comments on this Doughboy it was a great investment.
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I am very happy and satisfied with my helmet, accurate in every detail and a highly recommended dealer as well
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Good quality, excellent reproduction.
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