WW2 British Helmet 1942 with Stamp Marks

[soldon]

I've been given this (I think) WW2 British Helmet. I know very little about British helmets, I would be grateful for any information - it has the owners name written on it Musgrave and is stamped AG/C MK1 B2 - 1942. Do the stampings and helmet colour have any particular significance ? Cheers

[soldon]

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[Laurens Van D.]

This is a Canadian helmet made by Aluminium Goods ltd. Toronto. Nice original helmet.

[soldon]

Thanks for the help Laurens. I slipped into gear and found a list of helmet makers. Looking over my helmet, found markings on the liner 6 7/8" VMC II which tallied up with a liner list I found - Viceroy Manufacturers Canada 1940-45 makes it a 100% Canadian helmet. I take it, these Canadian helmets were only issued to the Canadian forces?

[Laurens Van D.]

I'm not sure if canadian helmets were issued to the British. But it could be possible because the British did use canadian made battledresses and webbing.

[soldon]

Hello Laurens,
Once again thanks for the information.

[helmhunter]

NIce canadian MKII.

Phil.

[Gary Jucha]

Is

Is there any marking stamped into the "cross" straps of the liner ??..

[soldon]

Yes, Gary,
Perhaps I didn't express myself clearly enough, the liner markings were stamped on the cross straps - 6 7/8" VMC II
Cheers

[Canuck67]

Nice all original unmessed with Mk II
The cross strap should as well bare the date of manufacturer as to the producer of the helmet body AG/C Aluminum Goods Company of Canada they only held a contract for one year 1942 and produced only approx 66,000 helmet bodies.
It is believed that a good many of these found there way in to the service of the RCAF now as the production number only represents about 5% of all war time manufactured Mk II helmet bodies in Canada between 1940-1943 this makes these rather hard to source and a definite feather in the cap for a collector of Canadian Tinlids .

Regards Mark