WW1 BRITISH STEEL HELMET COMPLETE & ORIGINAL

A WW1 British Steel helmet in fine condition. It has the original period factory (lightly textured) paint which shows age & wear, please see pics. Stamped on the underside rim is H.

S 78, the H standing for Hadfield Ltd of Sheffield (the steel suppliers). The numbers 78 referring to the'batch' used. There are no dents to the shell. The liner is in fine condition & has the standard red Brodie stamping on the inside. The felt oval cushion to the crown has no rubber'doughnut' underneath making this the early pattern. There is very slight mothing to the felt just under the leather liner strap on one side. The size stamp to the leather liner strap is "7 1/4". The chinstrap is all good & strong however does have an old small repair at one point, (hardly seen, please study pics).

A very fine British helmet. A, Canada & most of rest of planet..... The item "WW1 BRITISH STEEL HELMET COMPLETE & ORIGINAL" is in sale since Wednesday, November 04, 2015. This item is in the category "Collectables\Militaria\World War I (1914-1918)\Helmets/ Hats".

The seller is "salfordpals" and is located in Midlands. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Type: Personal Gear
Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
Era: 1914-1945
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Service: Army
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom