Davdev77 Posted 4 April Share Posted 4 April Hello all. Can anyone identify this helmet type here and give a rough price one of these would go for? I'm not exactly sure on the differences of the early WW1 helmets. It is not magnetic. I bought it at auction for $38. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 5 April Admin Share Posted 5 April I wonder if BS 75 might refer to a British Standard? Wiki suggests it is a standard of steel rather than the helmet. Hopefully the helmet experts will not be far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 5 April Admin Share Posted 5 April Looking at some old threads I wonder if @Jerry B or @trenchtrotter might be able to help you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander McLean Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April Hello, Davdev77 - My references show that the "BS" marking was used by the W. Beardmore & Co. Ltd. (Glasgow) Steel supplier; the "76" would indicate the batch number. The helmet is the early Brodie "raw edge" type, which is much more desirable than the later style with covered edge. I cannot suggest value, other than that your helmet is worth quite a bit more than what you paid. Regards, Torrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMB1943 Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April Davdev77, Welcome to the Forum! What a wonderful first post, with a spectacular rimless Brodie. The leatherwork, split rivets, bales, paintwork and leatherette liner all appear to my eyes to be original. Agree @Alexander McLeanwith BS = certainly Beardmore of Glasgow and the 76th furnace heat. I have recorded quite a few different Heat batches for BS, the highest being 95; they possibly may have used ~104 furnace heats for helmet steel. Should be non-magnetic, as made from Hadfield steel (Steel with ~13% Manganese) for ease of pressing cold. A divisional badge expert may be able to ID the "black" bird insignia. Regards, JMB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 5 April Share Posted 5 April (edited) 6 minutes ago, JMB1943 said: A divisional badge expert may be able to ID the "black" bird insignia. I do not recognize the symbol and claim no real expertise in divisional insgnia -- however I would suggest that the bird shown is a representation of a Raven if that helps Chris Edited 5 April by 4thGordons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 6 April Share Posted 6 April The insignia may be AEF related I don’t recognise it as being associated with a British unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 6 April Share Posted 6 April 14 hours ago, mark holden said: The insignia may be AEF related I don’t recognise it as being associated with a British unit. I don't see an obvious candidate in any of my AEF insignia or references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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