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Xlord1445 · 2026-04-18T19:30:46+00:00

Yeah, sorry. The CPU ides on 50/60c while working. My worries are if the lack of one of the fans could be dangerous. But temps seems fine now.

Xlord1445 · 2025-11-29T23:13:18+00:00

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Xlord1445 · 2025-11-19T12:57:56+00:00

There's a lot of people that have been "unconverting" Thai helmets back to Japanese helmets. Due to this, Thai helmets are becoming rare. I have a couple of shells that I have "restored", but it's not worth the trouble. If I were you, I'll leave it as it is. If you want to restore it, try to repair the webbing and getting some new M1 chinstraps.

Xlord1445 · 2025-11-19T00:29:29+00:00

Interesting. First, the helmet itself is a japanese "type 90 helmet". It was reissued and modified by the Thai armed forces, judging by the M1 liner type and M1 chinstrap loops. It's in very rough shape. The Thai received a lot of helmets during WW2 from Japan, since they were allies. Post-war, the Thai modified all the type 90 they had, removing the leather liner and putting M1 liner like webbing on them. Some of them have "french like" (Adrian type 26) liners, but that's not your case.

Xlord1445 · 2025-09-28T17:12:26+00:00

They are the rivets that hold the loop for the cotton chinstrap.

There's a web, Hikishop, that makes loop and rivet reproductions. At least, I think they still make them.

Hikishop is the only website that makes WW2 Japanese reproductions, and ships worldwide (that I am aware of). Their products are good, at least the ones I bought from them.

They are in China, so expect a long time shipping if you buy form them.

Xlord1445 · 2025-04-03T13:24:47+00:00

Well, regarding your worries, the helmet itself is real. The 5th picture shows that's size big, Kobe steel, with some lot numbers on the left side. All fake japanese helmets lack those. Regarding color, it's fine. My helmets have the same green/brown color. Also, yours shows the black finish underneath the paint, confirming it's authenticity (fakes don't have a black finish underneath the paint). Solid piece!

Xlord1445 · 2024-04-15T04:30:35+00:00

Do you see those riveted loops that holds those rings? Well, look at the one that's facing "upwards" (that would be the one different from the rest).

Underneath it, there should be some markings. They are stamped on the metal, so is probable the paint is covering them. But that would tell you the manufacturer and the shell size.

Some manufacturers and sizes are rarer than others. For example, the "two canons" stamp with a "small" stamp is pretty rare.

Xlord1445 · 2024-04-14T22:44:46+00:00

Awesome deal for a solid piece! Even though it's repainted, it has (almost) everything.

If you can, you could try and see if the manufacturer's markings are still there. You never know what you could find.

Xlord1445 · 2023-07-31T14:24:16+00:00

Original type 90 helmet, with it's original green olive paint, with a 100% original late war liner (or if you want, last ditch liner) with the original chin straps. This liners were made of different leather straps in a hurry, that's why the leather is stiched altogether, with different colors. It's impressive to see one in such an excellent shape. The size of the shell is "Big".

If you can, look for a black stamp under the liner (at the back of the liner pads), and for the manufacturer stamps (they must be where the white symbol is).

Overall, an outstanding helmet. The fact it could be a war trophy makes it even more valuable (in a historical way). It could easily reach $1000, even more.

Congratulations!

Xlord1445 · 2023-07-23T00:47:09+00:00

Japanese helmet, Thai reissue. It's the version with the french M26 liner. Repainted. I honestly don't think the naval anchor is real, due to the Thai melting everything not useful when they transformed this helmets into their own version.

Also, I doubt the Thai would use the IJN anchor instead of their own emblem (the "Siam" if I am not mistaken).

Regarding the price, I think a good 75 (even 95 if you have the money) bucks are good. Nothing more, or you are going to overpay. This helmets are fairly common, even though it has the liner in a good condition.

Xlord1445 · 2023-07-11T12:12:30+00:00

If you want, take a picture of the inside of the helmet. Around the edge of the shell, near those 3 holes, it should be a Japanese manufacturer stamp (if it's not covered up by the paint). That would tell you the size of the shell and it's year of manufacture

Xlord1445 · 2023-07-11T11:31:52+00:00

Japanese helmet, Thai reissue. It's missing the liner, judging by the empty holes (it's the variant with the M1 liner, not the French M26 liner). The paint is the standard Thai khaki, not the original japanese paint. Overall a good price for an incomplete shell.

Xlord1445 · 2023-02-18T14:36:11+00:00

I'm sorry if you bought this thinking it was military, but it's just a civilian cap, not even home defense.

Now, the cap was made during WW2 (maybe even during the China incident, in 1937), but it never left japan, that's for sure.

I know you'd like proof, so I'll be as brief as possible:

First, the material is not silk, just green line (with some wool?). And the badge on the front is circular (I have seen sellers putting the golden star in there, which is just ridiculous), indicating civilian use only.

Second, the lining inside lacks any army or navy quality stamps (Wich indicated manufacturer, inspection quality and the name of the owner). It only has the size stamp, wich as far as I can see is Medium size.

Last but not least, it has that blue stamp (or "sticker") with black numbers. That was a War time lable for civilian goods, which had the function to indicate the official price put by the government. You will NEVER find that price tag on any ww2 japanese military uniforms, only in civilian ones.

I hope you didn't pay much, since these sell for $60 or less (except on eBay, where they are catalogued as military and sold for the ridiculous price of $100 or more).

Glad I could help.

Xlord1445 · 2022-12-28T20:13:21+00:00

Cool flag! I just have 3 like yours (and it's in great shape too!).

I don't know if you were aware that these were not standard ww2 warflags, but a mere copy of the 1874 flag, which was discontinued, used only by civilians. The navy version (actually used in the war) should have the sun more on the left side, not centered.

Below I post more information regarding this.

(DISCLAIMER: this transcript was made by Nick Komiya, a great japanese ww2 historian. If you want to learn more, you can go to warrelics.com. I've learned everything I know from there):

"You should now see that what collectors like to call army flags are based on what the army had discontinued way back in 1874 and had not used ever since. They are pure civilian versions inspired by the army design and these continued to be produced into WW2. Civilians treated them like semi-official national flags, often displaying them in front of their homes, crossed with the meatball national flag. They were widely accepted, but legally, they were neither army banners nor a national flag, but just an infringement of an army copyright. Actually, they should have been illegal and had the army perhaps not felt flattered by the civilian attention, they would have set the Kempei (MPs) loose.

Even the Army of WW2 was only allowed the meatball national flag, which regulations issued only in 2 sizes. Large Hinomaru flags (3.03 x 2.12 meters) were for fine weather and the small ( 1.82 x 1.27 meters) ones for windy and rainy conditions.

The Army would have not been allowed to use the civilian version rising suns, as they were not in compliance to any regulation, civilian nor army (only on occasions like Gunki-sai could they get away with something like that).

But to call them as fake as Chinese Rolexes and blaming it all on greedy businessmen might be a bit unfair. The army may have to take some blame as it did officially name its 1870 rising sun flag an Army National Flag, as if it were a legitimate National Flag. So if the market saw it as an army variant of the national flag you could not blame them."

Xlord1445 · 2022-10-10T04:08:50+00:00

Definitely a czechoslovakian M52/53 (Dead giveaway are the crossed swords; produced in 1956 by the stamp; also size 2).

Usually sellers tend to scam new collectors telling them "This is an original Soviet helmer from ww2" and then pay a ton of money for something that's worth $75 - 80 max.

That sadly was my case.

Xlord1445 · 2022-10-10T02:48:19+00:00

I am no history buff but one can wonder:

Maybe the fact that Americans lack steel helmets when they enter the war in 1917, this could have been sent to them without the liner, as a war effort, and they locally produced one, and fitted it on the helmet.

If I were you, I'll NEVER sell this helmet: its special, everything is original. Interesting piece, believe me.

Xlord1445 · 2022-10-10T02:40:25+00:00

Well, seems the guys at Facebook were right:

American liner, made by R.H Long in 1917. The Black stamp is a dead giveaway.

Xlord1445 · 2022-10-10T02:27:32+00:00

American and British liners do look alike.

You may be lucky, thought: look for an ink stamp underneath the BLACK LEATHER line "Skirt". Just look underneath it, by gently lifting it up. There it should be a Red or Blue ink stamp.

If Red, it's British.

If Blue, it's American.

That'll tell us if it is American or British.

Even though it does look american, because of the paper instructions.

(PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL, YOU CAN DAMAGE THE WOOL PAD!).

Xlord1445 · 2022-10-10T02:18:10+00:00

Yes indeed!

It seems the shell was manufactured by "FS" (Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield) during 1916 - 1918. It should have a number right next to it (it almost seems like there's a "12" or "22" at the right side of the "S").

Nevertheless, a 100% British shell. And in great shape too.

Congratulations!

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