Blue / Grey Rimless Brodie.

[corkhead100]

I think this is a shiney blue/grey rimless type A Brodie that Marcus Cotton refers to in his magazine articles..........any thoughts?

[Old Tom]

Hello,

I'm no expert on helmets, but happened to listen to a Radio 4 programme dealing with a one time film producer. It was said that for a film including action in the early part of the war the wardrobe staff suffered injuries using pliers to remove the rims from the only helmets they could find.

Old Tom

[corkhead100]

Hi Old Tom,

I'm sure that it's a genuine rimless, mild steel, early Brodie.

I'm pretty sure the paintwork is original, but the liner has an expanded foam rubber dome pad which I am

curious about. Its similar to the oval shaped, orange colour pad used in the 1938 helmets. Was this a 1915 experimental liner? Was foam rubber around in 1915?.........can't seem to get the photos to work, but they are posted at the following address.

Regards Malc.

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/milit...rc=gr%26.view=t