The buckle and loop clamps of the initial issue of this chinstrap were painted green. Share 9 posts Mariner109 16 Gefreiter Mar 27, 2010 #1 My buddy has a Brodie Helmet which he might be offering for sale. Original WWII British Brodie Steel Helmet in OD Green- WW2 Dated $114.95 400 sold ORIGINAL WWII BRITISH / CANADIAN 1941 HELMET $49.88 $18.00 shipping WW2 Canadian Dispatch Rider Helmet $149.00 0 bids $22.80 shipping 5d 17h Antique World War 2 British Brodie Helmet WW2 $44.00 0 bids $13.30 shipping 3d 11h or Best Offer dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. A Google search only returns one hit-another helmet with the stamp-but I dont see XHF in any manufacturer listings. I helmet was made up of 12 percent manganese. Both helmets are non-magnetic. When the First World War erupted in the autumn of 1914 all of the major powers were lacking any type of military headgear which could offer effective protection in the face of modern warfare and weaponry. And use of the M1 helmet did not end in 1945; far from it. Category:Brodie helmets. Powered by Invision Community, (In no particular order) Specification. For a quarter of a century between the early stages of the First World War through to the first years of the Second World War the Brodie was the standard issue headgear for all British troops. "Foyle." Category:Brodie helmets - Wikimedia Commons What pattern of helmet is this, and given the unusual markings, is it a valuable relic, or is it some fantasy piece suitable to be stripped and restored to issue green? dailyinfo[23]=' 9656 Private Isaac COOPER "A" Coy. Designed to protect from shrapnel shells bursting overhead, it could be pressed from a single sheet of hardened steel, but left the lower parts of the head less protected. Indeed so functional was it and easy to manufacture that the Brodie was purchased by many other countries and the design was adapted by several other European states and even by the United States. if it is red underneathit could have been. The ring didnt stay gone long and was brought back in 1917 no doubt to the joy of the average Tommy. The first Brodie helmets entered service in September 1915 but the number of them being produced at this early date was so limited that they were stored in the trenches and given to individuals who were most susceptible to attacks on a given day. It wasundoubtedly a welcomerelief from having the helmet constantly bounce up and down on the top of the wearer skull while running across no mans land. By holding a British shell in one hand and an American shell in the other the weight difference is obvious. worked in or simply that he worked in a department in a parliamentary house, it's speculative at best I know ?. Hi, I recently found my Step-dad's Father's WW2 Mk.1* Brodie. I need help identifying some markings on the second world war brodie. I'm sorry I don't have the answer to your question, but (and I apologise profoundly for what follows) - what's this about another Great War Forum? Thus, in one guise or another it shaped the design of military helmets all over the world for much of the twentieth century. Hi J.H.E. The M1 was only finally replaced as the standard issue military helmet for the United States armed forces in 1983, over forty years after it first entered mass production. M1 Helmet Identification; Shipping; Sizing; 1-877-862-5245; TOP POTS - DEDICATED TO M-1 HELMET PRESERVATION. Vimy Ridge?, First to adopt Motor machine guns, feared by the Germans for our Shok troop tacktics..HEE HEE HEE, just picking on you. Yet more often than not the seller has no idea if the helmet is actually of British or American manufacture, and the buyer has no idea either. Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' It it worth noting that while British servicemen were never issued with American helmets, American service men were issued British helmets. The British troops followed with the Brodie helmet. The main part of the helmet was the steel shell or cap which was produced from non-magnetic Hadfield Steel, a steel and manganese alloy similar to that which the British had begun to employ to make the Brodie helmet as early as 1916. June 9, 2018 in During the war, the Company took part in fire watching duties, manned a gun at the exit to Westminster Underground Station and undertook a wide variety of training schemes. FOR SALE! Brodie Steel trench helmet Identification marks Remembered Today: 1081780 Sapper Bedford Stanley LONG "D" Coy. Most American helmets lack manufacture marks. The American M1917 helmet shells were pressed and stamped into bowl shapes by 7 company's they were. He worked in WhiteHall prior to the war as a chartered surveyor. The American bail is made from 12 gauge iron wire. Thus, over a quarter of a century it had seen widespread service from the trenches of northern France in 1915 to the flight from that same region twenty-five years later, an action which ensured that Britain could continue the fight against Nazi Germany. dailyinfo[3]=' 45 Gunner HAZURA SINGH 31st Mountain Battery Indian Mountain Artillery who died 03/03/1920 TEHRAN MEMORIAL Iranm ' Next to this code there are a series of numbers. i read threads forum about brodie he If solid rivets, its US. Pasted as rich text. The series of number which follow the manufacture mark is a heating lot number used by the factory in the manufacturing process.