WW1 Officers Steel Brodie Helmet

[garys39]

I found this helmet today at the local carboot sale, I bought it from a chap that first buys and then later pitches out to sale at the boot sale.
I had found nothing of interest, when returning to my car I passed afore mentioned chaps table and there it was, an officers WW1 steel helmet, marked on the liner Lt Cook Beds Yeo (Beds Yeo has been inked out) followed by a 15. Marked to the front XV KH (15th Kings Hussars ?) and with the flash to the side. In alround great condition and a bargain at £17, I did beat him down a little. The pictures will speak for themselves.
Regards Gary

[garys39]

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[Gary Wood]

Nice find all I find lately at CBS is crapola

Cheers
Gary

[grndevil44]

great find, had a ww1 cano german helmet out of a carboot once

[Bond]

Great helmet at a great price.

Jerry

[pzrwest]

Is the liner securing bolt original to the helmet or has it been replaced with an ordinary nut and bolt?

[Ron P]

What a nice helmet!

[Gary Wood]

Is the liner securing bolt original to the helmet or has it been replaced with an ordinary nut and bolt?

I would say done at the time of fitting the officer type lining, below is a helmet I own same thing

[Gary Wood]

And the liner

[seebee1]

Excellent Helmet Gary . One question, were First World War Helmets without a rim? Regards, Clive.

[garys39]

Thankyou for your replies gentlemen, the bolt fixing the liner appears to have been on there some while and is similar to the one on Garys helmet as shown.
As for the rim, the first helmets produced in 1915, were rimless, those manufactured from 1916 had the rim (steel),these were designated "Model 1916 (Mark 1)", this was superceded in 1940 (I think) to a stainless steel rim (Mark II).
I still can't believe my luck in finding this helmet yesterday.
Regards Gary

[Gary Wood]

As gary has said above the first helmets had no rim below is a mk1 post 1917

[Gary Wood]

Standard liner (post 17 issue)

[ROBB]

Cracking Helmet and I am slightly jealous ,
Rob