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Available on our website now, Danish m23. 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. The finalised model which went into mass production using Hadfield Steel from late 1915 onwards weighed 2.4 pounds or 1.1. kgs. The helmet was painted a camouflage mix of green, blue and orange, though a variety of alternative colours were also introduced for use in different theatres. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. From left to right: A pair of clamped chin straps with male snaps for the parachutist M1 helmet and liner next to a pair of standard infantry chinstrap used from early 1950s to the mid-1970s. The main part of the helmet was the steel shell or cap which was produced from non-magnetic Hadfield Steel, a steel and manganese alloy similar to that which the British had begun to employ to make the Brodie helmet as early as 1916. The British Mark I chinstrap bails are made from 16 gauge brass or in some cases steel wire. Though I do not know the code for the manufacturers. A Kevlar casque, covered in a sheath of pale-brown desert camouflage cloth, it has a neoprene olive-drab band around the helmet's lower rim, with the soldier's name embroidered on it in black.. dailyinfo[15]=' SS/342 Able Seaman Henry George SMITH (RFR/CH/B/5534). H.M.S. He was on guard duties mostly on the rooftops of parliament apparently with Churchill quite a lot. The American P17 chinstrap bail negated the flaws of the British design. The American shell is heavier. In early 1915, Schwerd completed a study of head wounds that were the result of trench warfare and submitted a recommendation for steel helmets. Clear editor. Seaforth Highlanders who died 20/03/1919 BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic ' Irish Guards who died 18/03/1916 CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY France ' The chinstrap was secured directly to the helmet brim and the liner was held into the skull with a single rivet on the top. It was made of mild steel originally, but this was quickly dispensed with and a harder type of steel was introduced alloyed with manganese, a mixture known as Hadfield Steel after its developer, the English metallurgist, Sir Robert Hadfield. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Worchester Pressed Steel Co - Worchester - Massachusetts. worked in or simply that he worked in a department in a parliamentary house, it's speculative at best I know ?. This differed from the British helmet, as the Mk. The M1 became the standard issue helmet for American servicemen during the Second World War following the USs entry into the conflict in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in December 1941. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month blunderbuss2 5 years ago. In the photo it looks like it could be surface rust?