The Fakers are getting good…

Let’s face it, gone are the days of being able to assess the authenticity of a helmet just by looking at it. The advent of modern technologies; paint matching, decal copying, laser printers and reproduction shells have led to a virtual tidal wave of fake helmets on the market. Until now it took lots of time, access to hundreds of books and usually some very costly mistakes before you got the “feel” for what was real and what was not. And still some fakes have snuck through. Given the remarkable quality of the recent fakes, we tell ourselves there must be a way to detect them and defend ourselves from being defrauded by the uninformed and unscrupulous. With the use of XRFacts, there is a way…

With helmets that can cost $10,000 and more, why not know for sure…

XRFacts will do just that. We offer “Provenance Through Science”. With the use of X-Ray Fluorescence, a non– destructive, non-invasive testing method XRFacts will provide you with a Certificate of Authenticity on each and every helmet we test. “I got a certificate from the guy I bought the helmet from.” Well not quite. You see, each XRFacts tested helmet will bear a Certificate of Authenticity that will display the unique “fingerprint” Energy Spectrum generated by your helmet under X-Ray Fluorescence. Each certificate will have a tamper proof hologram with your helmet’s unique registration number. Each certificate will certify that industry experts have viewed and inspected your helmet. Your helmet will be registered in our database with your unique certificate number to provide you peace of mind if you ever have an insurance claim. Think of the guaranteed value your helmet will hereafter command on the open market, as compared with others that have not gone through XRFacts testing and registration; and never again buy a helmet from a vendor who does not provide you with an Original XRFacts Certificate of Authenticity.

Why X-Ray Fluorescence?

It’s elemental. X-Ray Fluorescence was developed to identify compounds that make up every day items. It is a key new technology used in archeological research to determine the composition of rare artifacts. Because obsolete or otherwise non-existent materials were used in the past to make things, their unique composition creates an individual signature or fingerprint that XRF can identify. So before you spend thousands of dollars on that mint M35, an XRFacts test will tell you if the paint was bought at the local hardware store last week or applied at the factory in WWII. The same goes for the decal. You see, each one of these components has their own unique “Energy Spectrum.” The paint, the decal, and even the helmet shell has its own unique energy spectrum that indicates its time period of origin. Through exhaustive research and testing, XRFacts knows what those unique energy spectrums should be. Fakers may scoff; others may claim they can perform this analysis, but they cannot. Years of access to, and XRF testing of original collections gives XRFacts the authentication edge. Protect your investment now!