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Whether it be a small antique shop, militaria show or even an online auction. DPB The high temperature of the oven caused the lead based paint to melt briefly before hardening which encapsulated the saw dust particles securing them to the helmets surface. Known Heat or Manufacturer Lot code Stamp Marks of M1917 shells. For slow learners: A Brodie is simply the design of British Army helmet worn in both WWI and WW2, and not a particular type of WWI helmet? WW1 Brodie British Helmet Original C. 1916 455.00 Click & Collect 12.00 postage or Best Offer 26 watching WW1 US AEF 30th Division Patch Painted Brodie Helmet 190.63 29.65 postage 10 watching Original USA American WW1 M-1917 Brodie Helmet with Original Sand Finish w Liner 317.72 63.54 postage or Best Offer never received helmet covers while in France. dailyinfo[22]='
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//-->, By Here's how to install a American M17 helmet liner video part 1 and 2. I suppose it also is one of the images of the start of WWII for the US with forces in the Pacific wearing it while under Japanese attack at Wake Island and Pearl Harbour. The series of number which follow the manufacture mark is a heating lot number used by the factory in the manufacturing process.
External view of a Helmet, Steel, Mark I. RELAWM01013 Internal view of a Helmet, Steel, Mark I. RELAWM01013 The chinstrap isn't a British one, or at least it's not a wartime example. These heavy finishes were field or depot applied.
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MK1 British WW1 Brodie Helmet with liner - Soldier of Fortune The Liner maker is R.H.Long 1917 and the other liner stamp mark could be an Army. Leatherwear Co of America - Brooklyn - New York. Bluecher German Navy who died 29/01/1915 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom '
This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, "I pressed forward with the others to watch the United States physically entering the War, so god-like, so magnificent, so splendidly unimpaired in comparison with the tired nerve-racked men of the British Army. That's a tough one without knowing what the actual letters are. Unfortunately, your registration has been declined by the auctioneer. This differed from the British helmet, as the Mk. The A.E.F. The color of paint used by both the British and American manufactures do show some similarity. Colloquially, it was called the shrapnel helmet, battle bowler, Tommy helmet, tin hat, and in the United States the doughboy helmet. A desirable unit marked helmet can go for around $500.00.
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Thanks Leon21. After 1936 a new helmet was produced by McCord Radiator Co, the helmets were stamped with 1 or 2 digit numbers, and 1 letter on the rim, all the helmets have the same paint and texture when in factory condition unlike the modified. $150-300 Information & Special Terms Internet Premium : 20% Participation Requirements: Valid Credit Card required for bidding approval Payment Options: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Check, Money Order, Wire Transfer, and Cash Visa MasterCard Discover American Express Payment Instructions . $11295 Colloquially, it was also called the shrapnel helmet or Tommy helmet, and in the United States known as a doughboy helmet. Pity the liner is missing can you tell me what shape are the chinstrap loop/lugs, are they square or have. Here is a good thread with a posting describing the British manufacturer codes.
Brodie helmet - Wikipedia . Developed by John L. Brodie, the Model 1915 "Brodie" helmet, also known as the "Tommy" helmet, was the first steel helmet introduced to British soldiers during WW1. were refurbished and modified with a new leather liner and web chinstrap. Recently on another Great war forum, a collector asked what the FKS on the inside of his WW1 brodie shell meant. By 1916, Brodie helmet . FOR SALE! Over the next nearly four years down to the end of the war in August 1945 over 22 million M1s were produced, either for use by America or its allies. His full name was Kenneth George YeomanGeeson. Capac = Capac Manufacturing Co - Michigan. A-125-2 ID IN SHELL (HG-43) WWII GERMAN SS M-42 HELMET IN ORIGINAL SHIPPING CRATE. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom '
Thanks for the info lads. 3 days Left Gibson ES-330T Sunburst Electric Guitar. This used brass case is approximately 75 mm diameter and is marked with a 1916 manufacturing date. This is due to the split rivet shearing away from strain and the near constant moister of the Western Front. It's the bottom left helmet in the photo (sorry this is the only one he has) I know that's not a lot to go on, but can anyone gather some info from this? else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); }
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37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. The doughnut was added for the wearers comfort. As usually occurs during such periods of protracted stability, investment in innovations in military equipment was limited and there was no real urgency to develop new weapons and protective equipment. I always liked the Brodie Helmet, sure as protective as other helmets of the era but a neat helmet.
Just sold the ARVN ranger helmet. Your link has been automatically embedded. Sorry for the long post and thanks for any info you can give me. If so I know the US Navy used red painted helmets on their ships fordamage control teams. Helmets such as this did not leave the factory this way. Also on the remains of the liner there should also be a date/maker name. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium '
My 1939 British Army Helmet. | WW2Talk Download this stock image: Canada's Brodie Seger, left, signs a fans helmet after the men's World Cup downhill ski race was cancelled at Lake Louise, Alberta, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France '
The ring didnt stay gone long and was brought back in 1917 no doubt to the joy of the average Tommy. My M1915 adrian helmet from the belgium army and british Brodie Mk1 helmet used from the USA, Haller's Blue Army Soldier: Uniform Identification.
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Captain Denzil Robert THURSTON Air Force Cross Airship Training Wing (Cranwell). Helmets and Headgear. liners in them, so it would not matter if you were to put an other makers liner in it as long as it's the same date as the shell. Here is an image ( sorry for bad quality) The sellers description may read, American WWI helmet or British WWI helmet. It was the standard military issue helmet, albeit with some slight alterations to it, for American soldiers in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, as well as a whole host of smaller conflicts and deployments down to the early 1980s. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month
Welcome to the forum, the helmet looks British made and dates from 1916/17 period, it may have had a donut ring but with out the liner to hold, it in place it's gone missing. Lincolnshire Regiment who died 05/03/1916 CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES France '
1-877-862-5245; Home; Contact; About Us; Why Top Pots; (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Yes would be very interested to see the other documents, menu and any other informationyou have as these might help with identifying the letters on the helmet. Few military helmets that have ever been manufactured are as iconic as the Brodie helmet. Canadian Railway Troops who died 18/12/1918 BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION France GWF is free to use so please support the Forum Brodie Steel trench helmet Identification marks By Vimyridge http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php, Here is a reply from Roger Lucy, who wrote the book TIN LIDS, "In his article on the Mk.I in Militaria # 6, July, 1994, the British helmet guru, Marcus Cotton, suggests that FKS probably stands for Thos. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium '
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Thanks for the video, i will show my step father and see if he can recognise his dad, I would think this is more likelyto be lettering on a Civil Defence unit helmet than Home Guard. Royal Warwickshire Regiment who died 12/03/1918 ST. dailyinfo[12]='
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i don't know anything about brodie helmet . UK. I looked around and could not find any listings for that steel maker. My reply to to that collector is below "If the Brodie Red stamp has the words "patent applied" then it's pre pre Aug 1916 , post Aug 1916 stamps were marked "patent no.1 18 03/16". WW1 US AEF Unit Flashed Brodie Combat Helmet & Liner - $612.65. . WWII British Air Raid Warden Brodie helmet, painted green with white 'W i read threads forum about brodie he Hi J.H.E. The Both the liners and the chinstrap on the British and its American cousin are almost identical. Worchester Pressed Steel Co - Worchester - Massachusetts. before , possibly made by oneof the allied countries. I am also unsure whether he began workingin Parliament before or after the war, i will be able to tell you tomorrow though. Although a few American troops did manage to get a hold of covers by in large the A.E.F. dailyinfo[14]=' 16511 Private Albert COLEMAN "D" Coy. Mar 18, 2023 (2) WWI US ARMY DOUGHBOY COMBAT HELMETS $50.