Soviet marine helmet?

[Al-muell]

I don't know if this is a proper place, but I would like to hear opinions on this helmet.

[vikingraider1]

Hmmm....not easy to say. The helmet may well be genuine, the paint job however is anyones guess. Your helmet certainly looks well weathered and I would say there is a strong possibility that it is genuine, but paint jobs on naval infantry helmets are very easy to fake so I would proceed with caution. Does the wear look genuine on close up inspection?