I can live with what ever you guys think but if it is post war I can't imagine how it was done. The dust inside the liner is old. The liner is old. The paint is brittle and won't come off, and it overlaps the decal so I realize it is all just the decal. If it is bad it is bad. If it is good then the other stuff must be right. I have all of Kelly Hick's books and my eye just can't see much difference in this and the ET decals in the book. BUT, I haven't handled a lot real helmets, but then how do you?Ha! David