I lived in PA for 30 years. Pennsylvania was very very good to me.       Sorry to hear that.

Correct- in PA I go to 2 flea markets pretty much every Sunday from end of April to end of September. Last year my only finds were a brass covered shield bible, arisaka bayonet, wooden .50 ammo box, Japanese officer canteen and saki cups, an HJ ceramic tinnie and US folding shovel from ww2. Those were the deals and it was my best year. Normally I get 1-2 good finds a year. Once in a while there will be some hot shot with a garand bayonet and German helmet and think they have the best table but want top dollar.     

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION east coast sure, St. Pete and sw Fla sure.  Middle of the state and Tampa... well we get tons of people who relocate here, but they are NOT RETIREES.  Oh well ... 

Thanks for the guess.  Rich A. in Pa.

Based solely on the history of the area, my best guess is Russian or Romanian. It is certainly not German. 

I invited one and all to share their thoughts and comments and I sincerely appreciate you having done so. But let me also say that not one of you has commented directly on/justified the existence of the green paint that is visible under the dunkelgrau as seen in photo of helmet's interior. And it is NOT apple green - I confirmed this by printing a high quality copy and having colour scanned.  And oxidation does not confirm a helmet's bona fides. There is a notorious faker in the Canadian militaria market who buries his helmets in his backyard in the interest of "aging" them and, it is said one of his more clever Fallschirmjager efforts turned up in a regimental museum. Buyer beware, am I right?

I see nothing wrong with this helmet, the Finns were more prone to Hungarian shells, and they had their own liners. As Preppy Picker mentioned, the decal is the way you would expect it to be in regards to the rust. The best thing to do would be learn for yourself what to look for because when you ask for opinions, you will get them, and that's all they are... I could go on but there's no point.        Scott

Anybody know what country used this type of mess kit? Thanks.  Rich A. in Pa.

Nice visor,it looks like Transport on my screen, can you please post photos of the inside and under the hood.            Thanks, Bill

I agree with Marshallj.  Another red flag for me is that the pins have no knurling and are poorly affixed and made.  

Fake or not, once you have doubts they never go away.

I don’t care if it’s real but I’d like to see a picture of the decal. The images you posted are blurry. Who is selling this? We need to warn members to stay away from them. Why do you want to protect them?