if (month<10) month="0"+month It was superseded by the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops or PASGT, a combination type of armour consisting of a ballistics vest and a combat helmet. (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. Thank you for that feedback! Some American helmets tend to be a darker olive color, while others have paint identical to their British counter parts. Though we never call it that. The following is an identification guide for vintage military helmets of Spain. E.G.Budd. The helmet is an American M1917 made for the American Expeditionary Force, but very few made it to, The stamp mark on the helmet looks like ZC 3 which is thought to belong to the Edward. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } The shape of the shell tells me its WWI manufacter. WWII-Era M1 Helmets: A Beginner's Guide - Military Trader/Vehicles Most American helmet do have heating lot numbers. Soldiers wearing the recently issued Brodie helmet on the Western Front, 1916 More details: NAM. Guide Of US Helmets From 1915 To 1983 - WW2 Helmets How the Military Helmet Evolved From a Hazard to a Bullet Shield This used brass case is approximately 75 mm diameter and is marked with a 1916 manufacturing date. = International Molded Plastics - Massachusetts. Royal Marine Light Infantry who died 17/03/1918 BELLAVISTA OLD BRITISH CEMETERY Peru ' I'm putting in a picture. The doughnut was added for the wearers comfort. crewnail 2 years ago. That's how the helmet got its official name as well. The buckle and loop clamps of the initial issue of this chinstrap were painted green. The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Latvian: Leopolds Janno Braude).A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the US. If it is a British helmet, you will find a rubber doughnut in the crown of the helment, and the bales are often installed with split rivets. New Zealand Engineers who died 13/03/1918 ST. POL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION France ' and 34th Coy. I'm thinking the lettering could refer to a department he possibly. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. This is what so many collectors need to restore an original British WW2 or American WWI Dough Boy helmet to wearable or even presentable condition. 25.00 1 bid 5.35 postage 5d 19h Click & Collect Repro British Army WW2 Plastic Helmet Tommy Doughboy Brodie Style WWII Soldier 12.99 Click & Collect Free postage Thank you so much Leon i appreciate that , now i have all the info to keep, somehow i could never bear to part with these two gems , and they were both luck on finding as i was not looking for them in the first place, i just thought hey that's nice and bought them for my shelf , again thank you. The development of a replacement model, the Mark II, and its widespread distribution from 1940 onwards meant that the evacuation from Dunkirk was one of the last military campaigns during which the original Brodie was worn extensively by British troops. The sellers description may read, American WWI helmet or British WWI helmet. Mark 2 Belgian Clone of the British Brodie helmet. stands for General Steel Wares of Toronto, who made helmets from 1940 to 1942. Helmets and Headgear, Shortly after the US declaration of war in April of 1917 the US ordered around 400,000 helmets from the British for use by, the American Expeditionary Force. Few military helmets, whether in modern times, or further back, have the distinction of being used in over ten major wars. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' on the American helmets they look very crudely overlapped. Available on our website now, Danish m23. The Brodie Helmet - WW2 Helmets