49ers Helmet Game Used???

[SkubeBats]

Hello,
I picked this helmet up the other day. I was wondering if it's a game used helmet or a kids helmet. Also what's it worth? Any help would be great.

[Shipp_96]

Not a helmet expert, but some obvious issues are the gray molded face mask with the more modern striping from the late 90s to the just a couple of years ago. They had red face masks then (see below). Then there is the old Rawlings 70s font, it seems like a weird Frankenstein helmet. Maybe a pee wee football helmet?

[Shipp_96]

Dang it! Here are the pictures...

[chd49er]

Shipp is correct. Based on striping and decals it should have a red face mask. 1995 was the last year they had red and white stripes with gray face mask. Only other tine is when they wore throw backs. Not until the last few of years have they gone back to the 1995 and previous helmets and uniforms. The padding inside the helmet also seems to be sub par for game use.

Below is Charlie Garner's game useed helmet from 2000 with red face mask.

The other helmet is late 80' or early to mid 90's game used.

Sorry for the bad quality on the pics but i think you get the picture. Hope this helps.

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[John in KY]

Hello,
I picked this helmet up the other day. I was wondering if it's a game used helmet or a kids helmet. Also what's it worth? Any help would be great.

Yes, it's a kids (looks more like a pop warner Rawlings than those Rawlings NFL-licensed "not for competitive play" helmets that Sears and Penneys sold in the 70s) that's been done up as a 49er's display piece with the 1996-2008 decals. It had some other type of mask on it at some point (not the screw hole near where the current face mask clip is attached) so it might have been originally done as a replica during that era with a red mask, then had the mask changed to grey after 2009.

Regardless, it's a kids helmet done as a replica, not an NFL game used.

[John in KY]

Yes, it's a kids (looks more like a pop warner Rawlings than those Rawlings NFL-licensed "not for competitive play" helmets that Sears and Penneys sold in the 70s) that's been done up as a 49er's display piece with the 1996-2008 decals. It had some other type of mask on it at some point (not the screw hole near where the current face mask clip is attached) so it might have been originally done as a replica during that era with a red mask, then had the mask changed to grey after 2009.

Regardless, it's a kids helmet done as a replica, not an NFL game used.

Quoting myself since you can't edit posts here - the other tip off is that the padding appears to be rubber coated. NFL Rawlings helmets of a similar style had leather covered padding. Of course they were long gone by early 80s anyway. The mid-80s Rawlings had a competely different interior padding system.

[kudu]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but does anyone know if this 49ers helmet could have been used in the London game in 1988:




I noticed it doesn't have the "49ers" on the front of it like their regular season helmets, so I was wondering if they made these helmets especially for the game.

[kudu]

Here's another view of the helmet:

[kudu]

OK, here are some better pics of the helmet. Anyone have the London game vs the Dolphins on 7/31/88 on VHS tape or DVD? Let me know. I will check on I Have Planet.com website

[John in KY]

OK, here are some better pics of the helmet. Anyone have the London game vs the Dolphins on 7/31/88 on VHS tape or DVD? Let me know. I will check on I Have Planet.com website

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I've been searching for photos of the 49ers from 1988 - there only ones I can find from that American Bowl game are of Joe Montana, who of course wore an Air Power helmet. At any rate, I can't find a good shot of a player with a Riddell helmet to see if they cover up any of the Riddell logos.

I'm thinking this might not be a game worn but one that was sold by Riddell as a souvenier of the game - mainly because you typically don't see an NFL gamer with the size decal on the outside of the helmet (they are typically removed) and I can't find a photo of a 49ers game helmet from any maker that has a white warning sticker on it - the ones I'm seeing have clear sticker with black letters.

I'll keep researching and add anything else I find.