Ok thank you👍

Kind of late on this one, but my 2 cents worth is that it is absolutely a repro.  If I can dig MY REPRO out of one of my piles, I'll post it as another example ... of phoney baloney.

Wow, a really substantive thread re eBay ... many quite right comments.  I've been on fleabay since 1997 and remember the days when you COULD list 3rd Reich memorabilia/collectibles; now long gone, obviously. The main issue seems to me not to be who can "get away with it and who can't." I know they have a staff surveying listings searching for prohibited items; in the past I found them to be tech savvy west coasters with poor judgement.  E.G. I posted a foul weather suit as being "frog skin" which was the trade name.  Yeah, they pulled it within hours because frogs were an endangered species.  When I actually got one of the children on the phone it was impossible to get it through to them ... it devolved that you simply can't use the term.  I listed a set of pistol grips as "FAUX IVORY," and yeah you got it, they pulled within one hour of my posting ... the rationale was that since ivory is prohibited they wouldn't allow anything remotely using the name.  When I pointed out the 3000 other posts using the the word simply meant nothing to them.   That was the in-house crew, however, apparently there is a well-established cadre from the public/followers who take it upon themselves to "police" the site regularly for any of a number of their pet peeves.  Hate to say it but apparently the "golden rule" prevails ... "he with the gold, rules."   Cheers, Allen

A custom made M43 Cap in Splinter Camoflag material.

A destroyed Stuart Kursk July 1943.

I seem to be a fake helmet magnet. Still learning. It helps seeing known Type 90 helmets. Appreciate any & all input. 

OMG, these are some of the worse fakes I've ever seen! 😮 Here are the insides of two of my helmets, IJN stencil on the left, IJA on the right.               Bill IJN on top, IJA on the bottom

Good to know, thank you

yes

Thank you very much 

Have a question, the last helmet (broken navy anchor ⚓️). If would changing the liner (and anchor) set it right to an M90?   Still focusing on the Arisaka Type 38 carbine. Just for my edification.

I do not like it. Leather buffer is a no. Grip fits poorly. Just two quick observations.