Camo mark2 helmet

[Ben421]

Hi all,

One of my mark2 helmet bougt more than 15 years ago. It was found in a barn near Caen but I don't think it was left there in 1944, but maybe in 1940.
It has a first pattern liner made in 1939 by J. Compton and Sons, there is no mark on the shell, just a name : "Rowthorn".
The camo is very similar to the germans ones more than the usual british. I think it is more possible to have been use by the BEF in 1940.
Here is the picture :





















Thanks for watching, any comments welcome !

Ben

[mandy333]

Very interesting

Greetings: I have a helmet very similar in camo scheme that has been painted over a net. I hope you don't mind if I post a picture of mine on your thread for comparison.
Best Regards
Zeke

[mandy333]

Camo

Greetings: I have a helmet very similar in camo scheme that has been painted over a net. I hope you don't mind if I post a picture of mine on your thread for comparison.
Best Regards
Zeke

OOOPs for the picture. Here it is.

[Ben421]

Hi,

I don't mind, yours is very ineresting, what information do you have about it ? Any date, found place, history ?

Ben

[mandy333]

Ebay

Hi,

I don't mind, yours is very ineresting, what information do you have about it ? Any date, found place, history ?

Ben

Greetings Ben: Thank you for the posting space.I don't have much history on this lid except I purchased this helmet about 12 years ago off ebay, and I'm sure it also came from Europe.
Best Regards
Zeke

[tinlid]

Hi, The helmet & the liner go together well. The liner is dated 39, the helmet will be dated 38, or 39. The date should be on the helmet chin strap lugs. Aaron.

[Ben421]

Hi, The helmet & the liner go together well. The liner is dated 39, the helmet will be dated 38, or 39. The date should be on the helmet chin strap lugs. Aaron.

Hi !

That's amazing, I have it for more than 15 years and I never noticed the date, it is hardly visible on the picture above but I can clearly see (on the left side of the chin strap lugs) :

II
?93?
So yes it is 1938 or 1939 for sure !



Cheers

Ben

[helmhunter]

Nice helmets folks.

My camo MKII is very similar to Ben421 one.
It also coming from France 15 years ago. No story behind it.
1940 dated shell and liner.

Phil