Dorset1 Posted 9 October , 2015 Share Posted 9 October , 2015 Any thoughts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy 60th Posted 9 October , 2015 Share Posted 9 October , 2015 Have you got a picture of the inside of the helmet ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset1 Posted 9 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 9 October , 2015 Hope this helps .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 9 October , 2015 Share Posted 9 October , 2015 It's an American shell. TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 10 October , 2015 Share Posted 10 October , 2015 It's an American shell. TT What makes you say American TT? - looks like a standard late-ish WW2 style British helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaki Posted 10 October , 2015 Share Posted 10 October , 2015 The chin strap bales are riveted on American helmets and on British helmets that are secured by a split pin. Also the helmet rim appears?? to be the American style of joined seam. khaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 10 October , 2015 Share Posted 10 October , 2015 The chin strap bales are riveted on American helmets and on British helmets that are secured by a split pin. Also the helmet rim appears?? to be the American style of joined seam. On Great War helmets that is generally true - those are not the WW1 style bails for the chinstrap on the OP's helmet however, but as I said the style seen later on WW2 helmets (replacing the earlier more complicated style): http://www.medalsgonemissing.com/gallery/brodie-helmet-inner.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 10 October , 2015 Share Posted 10 October , 2015 Have to say Andrew I know nothing about WW2 so will bow to your knowledge. I am pure Great War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset1 Posted 10 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 10 October , 2015 Interesting damage to the helmet !! So the concencus seems to be ww2 but potentially American or British ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 10 October , 2015 Share Posted 10 October , 2015 It looks Second World War British. No American link at all. Regards, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy 60th Posted 13 October , 2015 Share Posted 13 October , 2015 The bales are WW2 so I would also agree that is WW2 British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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