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  • Brodie helmet identification. May 28, 2010 · Re: Defintive Guide for Brodie to ID, US, British, Canadian, Australian and others Brodies are WW1 helmets in my book. In fact they all look the same to me apart from t Apr 2, 2014 · 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. Brodie’s Steel Helmet, War Office Pattern: The Rimless Brodie The so-called “rimless” or “raw-edge” Brodie was the version of the British helmet produced from the Fall of 1915 through the Spring of 1916, known officially as Brodie’s Steel Helmet, War Office Pattern (henceforth, WOP). A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the US. I just obtained a WWI Brodie helmet. . The US helmets used pop rivets for this purpose. Thanks gents. In WW2 South Africa began production of its own helmets, based on the British MKII with a copy of the early MKI liner. The chinstrap is a British one - a quick-release type often fitted to British armoured troops helmets (the HSRAC Mk2) which were also Jun 9, 2018 · Hi all this is my first post. The U. I found my step-father’s father’s and grand-father’s british brodie helmets from ww1 and ww2. I would like to know as much history as I can about this exact helmet. The helmet shell looks like original paintwork, and probably a US maker for use with U. Army during WW1 or possibly later, second type with rim. Army used this type till around end of 1941 (Pearl Harbour etc. Dec 30, 2024 · Given the three holes your helmet shell is almost certainly South African manufacture ( I say 'almost' because the holes appear to me to be smaller than I would expect - clogged by overpainting perhaps?), No other nation made helmets with three hooes like that. Apr 15, 2018 · It is probably more reliable to date a helmet based on helmet markings and other features since production variations could occur, and helmets could deform with use and time. Jan 4, 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? I'm reading about them constantly and have never seen a comparison or "Idiot's Guide". Do you collect WW1 or WW2? WW1 Brodies of UK manufacture are recognisable by the split rivet that attaches the chinstrap D-rings to the shell. I am pretty sure the ww2 helmet was worn protecting/ patrolling the British Houses of Parliamen Nov 20, 2021 · I'm trying to identify the helmet flashes on this early war british brodie helmet. In fact they all look the same to me apart from t Nov 22, 2018 · Helmet liner sets are being custom-made in US. The UK helmet came in several forms. Going through various pages on this forum, I compiled as much information as I could about the “Brodie” so I could identify my helmet. Probably an officers helmet since the flashes are in both sides. I need help identifying some markings on the second world war brodie. ) until the new helmet was rapidly introduced. 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 Fr Apr 23, 2010 · Home General Great War Discussion Uniforms,Cap Badges and Insignia Brodie Steel trench helmet Identification marks GWF is free to use so please support the Forum Oct 4, 2021 · Good morning, this is my first posting on this forum. Mar 24, 2014 · Here is an example of the South African Brodie type helmet with 3-holes, ( not to be confused with the British 3-hole Brodie ). Any help would be greatly appreciated. S. The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Leopolds Janno Braude). ulr rdxo wery zbkz ygdabupmq cas jlwqrtr bfwtmio tdcfwo ojtlmk