We offer a 100% return policy. The Brodie helmet, nicknamed after it's designer, John Brodie, was Britain's answer in 1915 to the disproportionate number of head wounds by troops at the 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? Good to see that copper rivetswere used. = Hawley Products Co - Illinois. Some American helmets tend to be a darker olive color, while others have paint identical to their British counter parts. 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". Helmet M-1917 The A.E.F. sizes 54cm to 62cm. The helmet came without the liner and the onlymark in the helmet is 4B and I don't know why but under every scratch looks red maybe the helmet was red. (hums softly, to the tune of Guantanamera:). Original WW1 US English AEF 79th ID British BRODIE M1916 Tommy 79 Helmet. M1 Helmet Identification; Shipping; Sizing; 1-877-862-5245; TOP POTS - DEDICATED TO M-1 HELMET PRESERVATION. It also is interesting that the British kept the Brodie Helmet while the US went to the M1 for better protection. Although to the untrained eye the helmets may look the same, it in the small details where the differences may be observed. Brodie helmets - How to identify By depaor01 4 January , 2013 in Uniforms,Cap Badges and Insignia depaor01 Old Sweats 2.2k Location:Dublin, Ireland Posted 4 January , 2013 Could somebody post a beginner's guide to what exactly a Brodie helmet is, if there was any other type of British helmet in WWI, and how they differed from WW2? L31cm x D29cm x H12cm. I think it would be a perfect fit alongside the gas masks in the game, especially with the hype for Battlefield 1 and all. inspection stamp mark I've seen them before on liners. 14th Bde. It is very hard to tell from the photo. Military Helmet Price Guide - MilitaryItems.com The helmet was rimless and was painted a smooth dark-green color. . 3rd Bn. WWII British Army MKII Brodie Helmet and Liner Restoration Service RESTORATION SERVICE ONLY. Often American GIs used the steel cap from the M1 as a rudimentary entrenching tool to dig these foxholes. In the photo it looks like it could be surface rust? dailyinfo[26]=' Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675048436_military-helmets_assembling-helmets_dipping-into-paint-tanks_wooden-crates. used by someone in a fire department role, maybe a works fireman. Reproduction WW2 British Army Brodie Helmet with Chinstrap - Tommy what I can tell you is that, it appears to be from the WW2 period with the cropped helmet lugs, the markings I've not seen. While the US Manufacturers developed their own M1917 helmet and got production, up to speed, very few of the M1917s made it to the Western Front before the Armistice. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 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. Hello Gents, it's been a long time, but I am back with an ID request. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' NOT JUST RESTORATION. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. So just a shell with an unknown unit marking probably . Could somebody post a beginner's guide to what exactly a Brodie helmet is, if there was any other type of British helmet in WWI, and how they differed from WW2? During the State Opening of Parliament in 1942 they formed a guard of honour for the King in the Royal Gallery and in that same year were inspected by Churchill. It was replaced by the M1917AI. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' 5th Bde. We live day by day, and I always say: yesterday is history, today's reality, and tomorrow's a dream.' Mark 2 Belgian Clone of the British Brodie helmet. Category:Brodie helmets - Wikimedia Commons The British Mark I has a rubber ring sometimes called adoughnut sewn between two pieces of wool in the base of the helmet dome. Both helmets are made from hardened manganese steel. This is an excellent true combat example of a genuine Canadian Mark 1 steel helmet that is dated 1941. Alexander & Sons Is it possible to take a better picture of the helmet, are there any markings inside? Nevertheless the Brodie name persisted for many years afterwards. The list is on going if you know any more please let us know. I believe they were numbered 1-24. whitman75 6 years ago. Highland Light Infantry who died 19/03/1915 LE TOURET MEMORIAL France ' The following is an identification guide for vintage military helmets of Spain. I guess my difficulty is that discussions about brodies are quite detailed and assume prior knowledge. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding. The Brodie Helmet - WW2 Helmets It's a little difficult to provide much information from just a picture. Nearly three million of these M1917 helmets were produced by the time that the war ended in November 1918, clearly indicating the importance of an effective military helmet for the American armed forces going forward. So is there actually a difference? Generally soldiers were still being issued cloth caps or leather headgear of a kind which offered little or no protection from modern artillery and the shrapnel which sprayed out from it. var fontstart = '' dailyinfo[18]=' 6422 Private Charlie GILBERT 4th Coy. dailyinfo[17]=' PLY/3566 Private Samuel ROBINSON H.M.S. Welcome to the Treasure Bunker Forum - Please feel free to join and share your knowledge, with our growing data base of collectors and historians, both new and advanced. WW1 Brodie Helmet - posted in Fallout 4 Mod Requests: Has anyone considered making a WW1 Brodie Helmet for Fallout 4? The American manufactures used an entirely different method to apply the paint to the helmets. During the 1920s, the Army investigated several designs. dailyinfo[13]=' 37643 Sapper Thomas John ECCLESTON Tunnelling Coy. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN France ' Primary blast wave protection in combat helmet design: A - PLOS The Brodie had also been employed in this way by the British in the inter-war period. helmets which have a wide range of different paint colours and textures, most of these new helmetswere made in early 1941. 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. The two WW1 Brodie Helmets, British and American, are nearly identical. Leinster Regiment who died 27/02/1918 JERUSALEM MEMORIAL Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) ' By Parrotman287 1 year ago. 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.