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WW1 C1915 British Middlesex Regiment Officer’s 1st Pattern 1st Type Brodie 'Raw Edge' Combat Helmet Mounted With Original Period Middlesex Regiment Cap Badge Complete With Brodie Red Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Liner, & Leather Chin Strap. Sn 22441:19 - 22441:19
The Brodie steel combat helmet was designed and patented in 1915 by Englishman John Leopold Brodie. Brodie's design had a shallow circular crown with a wide brim around the edge. The helmet's "soup bowl" shape was designed to protect the wearer's head and shoulders from shrapnel shell projectiles bursting from above the trenches. The design allowed the use of relatively thick steel that could be formed in a single pressing while maintaining the helmet's thickness. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The Regiment saw action in the Boer wars and elements of the Regiment embarked with the British Expeditionary F orce (BEF) at the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. The Regiment saw much action in WW1 and later in WW2. This C1915 WW1 1st pattern 1st Type Brodie helmet has the correct 'raw edge' (later MK II Brodies had a turned edge) and has its original oil cloth sweatband and leather adjustable chin strap with buckle (the chin strap is intact but has a small cut in the mid section). The chinstrap bales are secured by the correct split pins. The padded crown has the correct single rivet. The oil cloth sweat band liner has the correct red ink Brodie label (illustrated). The helmet has even patina with much original rough texture olive paint and no dents. There are no visible stamps on the rim of the helmet. The helmet is mounted with an original brass Middlesex Regiment cap badge. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:19
£475.00

WW1 French Army Veteran’s M15 Adrian Combat Helmet With 'RF' (République Française) Helmet Badge, Liner & Chin Strap Presented To A Veteran Of The Great War With Inscribed Ornate Brass Brim Plate ‘Soldat De La Grande Guerre 1914-1918’. Sn 22441:18 - 22441:18
The M15 Adrian helmet (French: Casque Adrian) was a combat helmet issued to the French Army during World War 1. It was the first standard helmet of the French Army and was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare The later M 1926 helmet was made of a single piece of pressed steel without joining rim and top combe. This is an original WW1 M15 French Adrian Combat Helmet complete with sweatband liner and chinstrap with buckle presented to a WW1 French Army Veteran in memory of the Great War. The helmet is fitted with an original Infantry 'RF' (République Française) ignited grenade helmet badge & has an ornate brass plate riveted to the brim engraved ‘Soldat De La Grande Guerre (Soldier Of The Great War) 1914-1918’. The inside of the brim has a period indistinct hand applied signature no doubt the name of the Soldier who was presented with this helmet. The helmet has scuffs, a few small dents and patina consistent with age and retains much of its original dark blue paint finish. It is approx UK size 7. The price for this presentation WW1 Adrian includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:18
£275.00

SOLD SOLD (03/03) WW2 Era 1937 Dated Canadian War Department Tommy Combat Helmet By Helmets Ltd With Royal Canadian Engineers Painted Formation Patch. Sn 22441:4 - 22441:4
The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers expanded dramatically in size to support Canada's war effort. On August 31, 1939, the Permanent Force engineers included 50 officers (with 14 seconded to other branches of the Canadian Army) and 323 other ranks; the maximum size of the Corps was reached in 1944, when it included 210 officers and 6283 other ranks. Many units of Royal Canadian Engineers fought in Europe during WW2. This is an excellent condition, complete, original, WW2 Canadian WD marked steel 'Tommy' Combat helmet which has the formation patch colours of the Canadian Engineers painted on one side. The helmet original olive paint and even patina. The top of the helmet has a large shallow dent (no holes) most likely battle damage. The inner rim of the helmet is stamped with stores codes / batch number ‘FS 145’. The inside skull cross bar is stamped with Canadian ‘C Broad arrow mark’ dated 1937 and manufacturer marked ‘Helmets Ltd’. It has it's complete oil cloth liner and sprung webbing chinstrap all of which are intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:4
£0.00

*Pre WWI* Imperial Prussian Fire Brigade Helmet with Helmet Plate & Combe Cockade / Plume. Sn 16678. - 16678
An original early 20th Century Imperial Prussian Fire Brigade helmet. (Prussia formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and de jure by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany). The black Pickelhaube style helmet is made of hard-boiled leather. It has front and rear visors. The helmet has a brass top comb red cockade / plume. It has its original leather backed brass scales chin strap & buckle. The front has its original large white metal plate. On the inside it has leather sweatband liner with cord. It is approx. UK size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 16678
£445.00

WW1 British Made Brodie Combat Helmet By M/247 (J & J Maxfield & Sons Ltd Sheffield 1916 –1918) Supplied To U.S Army Expeditionary Forces (U.S Designation the Model 1917 Trench Combat Helmet) With A.J. Bates Webster Mass (Massachusetts USA) Liner. 21863. - 21863
The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by John Leopold Brodie. A modified form of it became the M1917 Helmet in the U.S.A. American troops were issued with M1917 helmets to deploy in France late in 1917. The United States government initially purchased some 400,000 helmets from Britain. From January 1918 the U.S. Army began to use helmets manufactured in the U.S. This is an original, WW1 British made Brodie combat Helmet provided to the US Army for WW1 use. It has its original textured olive paint which has some surface wear consistent with age and service use. The skull has an original painted blue band most likely a formation marking. It has its correct small copper rivet at the crown and chinstrap bales attached with split pins. It is fitted with its original black oilcloth liner with A.J. Bates Webster Mass (Massachusetts USA) Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Sweat Band, Net Liner & Leather Chin Strap with buckle (illustrated). The underside rim of the helmet is stamped by the British manufacturer ‘M (J & J Maxfield & Sons Ltd Sheffield 1916 – 1918) / 247 (batch number)’. The helmet is approx. UK size 6. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21863.
£375.00

Early 19th Century French Pompiers Fire Fighter’s Brass Helmet With Original Black Painted Skull, Ignited Grenade Helmet Plate, Link Chin Strap & Leather Liner. Sn 22306 - 22306
An excellent, original, 19th Century French Fire Officer’s Helmet. The helmet has the early type large brass shell & large central Ignited grenade helmet plate. It has a leather backed brass link chin strap with buckle, large rosette bosses and a large brass combe with ignited grenade front piece. The brass skull retains all of its original black paint. The helmet has its original 7 tongue leather liner & is approx UK size 6. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22306
£395.00

**RESERVED**RESERVED** **ORNATE**Early 19th Century French Pompiers Fire Fighter Officer’s Brass Helmet With Red & White Feather Plume. HE 853 - HE 853
An excellent, original and very ornate 19th Century French Fire Officer’s Helmet. The helmet has the early type large brass shell & large central Ignited grenade helmet plate. It has a leather backed brass link chin strap with buckle, large Lion’s head rosette bosses and a large white metal combe with foliate decoration, mounted with stiff brush top. The front of the combe has a large white metal Gorgon’s head. The plume socket to the side has its original removable red & white feathered plume. The helmet has its original 8 tongue leather liner & is approx UK size 7. The price for this ornate piece includes UK delivery. HE 853
£0.00

*Scarce* WWII Hungarian M38 Steel Combat Helmet with Original Liner. 22309. - 22309
Some countries manufactured their own helmets using the M1935 design, and this basic design was in use in various nations as late as the 1970s. The Germans helped the Hungarians copy the M1935 design. The WWII M38 Hungarian steel helmet is nearly identical to the German M1935. Both have almost the same shape, riveted ventilation holes, and the classic rolled edge. Differences include somewhat rougher Hungarian finishing, a different liner and different rivets position, the split-pins are situated behind the ventilation holes. A square metal bracket is riveted on the rear, above the back brim, to secure the helmet to the knapsack while marching. It was typically painted in Hungarian brown, green. In very good condition with the majority of its original paint intact. The leatherette liner is in very good order, with the steel chin strap, flaps and alloy buckle all intact. Faintly stamped to the rolled edged brim at the rear- illegible. The price for this very nice piece of history includes UK delivery. 22309.
£295.00

*Rare* MINT, WWII 1940 British WD RAF Pilot’s Tan Cloth Pilot's Training Flying Helmet by M. Kaye with Correct Air Ministry Gosport Communication Tubes. Sn 15339:22. - 15339:22
An original rare to find WWII RAF pilot's cloth flying helmet (see page 20 of the book Flying Headgear of The World 1934-45 by Weld). The helmet is made of tan cloth with inner felt lining and mesh ear roundels. It has the correct cloth chin strap with buckle. The helmet is near mint, clean and undamaged. It has the correct ear flaps with press stud fasteners and the lining has a 1940 dated size label 6 ½ - 6 7/8 with manufacturer detail M.Kaye together with ‘WD arrow Q244’ ink stamp (illustrated). The helmet comes with original AM marked Gosport tubes, used for communication between Trainer pilot and co-pilot / trainee. The fabric covered flexible metal tubes are in excellent condition. The earpieces bakelite, each marked with A.M. King's Crown and reference numbers. The alloy jack is AM Crown marked (all illustrated). The display head illustrated in the images is not included. The price for rare WWII set includes UK delivery. Sn 15339:22.
£475.00

19th Century French Sapeurs Pompiers De Flechin Fireman's Helmet.22292 - 22292
In France, firefighters are known as sapeurs-pompiers or informally as pompiers. The former originally refers to the military-based Paris Fire Brigade. Pompier (pumper) comes from the word for "pump", referring to the manual pumps originally used for firefighting. Sapeur means "sapper" and refers to the first official firefighting unit created by Napoleon I which was part of the military engineering arm. Crafted in the late 19th century, this remarkable piece stands as a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of its time. The helmet, composed of lustrous brass, showcases an immaculate finish that captures the eye and elevates any collection. Its original lining, strap, and plume remain intact, contributing to its authenticity and charm. Measuring 20cm in height, with a circumference of 22cm and a length of 25cm. The plate reads; Sapeurs Pompiers De Flechin (A farming village situated 13 miles (21 km) south of Saint-Omer. Surrounded by the communes Febvin-Palfart, Enquin-les-Mines and Laires, Fléchin is located 20 km northwest of Bruay-la-Buissière, the largest city around) over a castle above a flaming grenade/bomb and leaves. The left-hand side socket has a red a white feathered parade plume. A beautiful display item in very good condition. The price includes UK delivery. 22292.
£375.00
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