brodie helmet identification

leon21 The series of number which follow the manufacture mark is a heating lot number used by the factory in the manufacturing process. OPH I'm putting in a picture. Depots simply would repaint helmets where the paint had lost its anti-reflective properties with an extremely heavy gravel finish. . The color of paint used by both the British and American manufactures do show some similarity. I have looked on a couple brodie specialist websites and cant find anything. This helmet was called The Helmet, Steel, Mark I but is also sometimes referred to as the Brodie steel helmet or the Brodie Mark I helmet. Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' Clear editor. In early 1915, Schwerd completed a study of head wounds that were the result of trench warfare and submitted a recommendation for steel helmets. The asbestos pad is quite safe it is only the thickness of thick paper, my only doubt is the chin strap mounts they are, riveted the British used split pins. Thanks Leon21. Not sure why there's a hole in the rim. Canucks? Regards, Paul. dailyinfo[16]=' 22659 Serjeant George SNELL Military Medal "T" Bty. 4th Bn. dailyinfo[31]=' 420628 Sapper William Bayne YOUNG 63rd Field Coy. The original and very distinctive steel helmet adopted by Great Britain was designed and patented in 1915 by its inventor, John L Brodie. G. Budd, Manufacturing Co. var daym=mydate.getDate() Royal Engineers who died 31/01/1919 COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Germany ' The helmet was painted a camouflage mix of green, blue and orange, though a variety of alternative colours were also introduced for use in different theatres. I suppose your cousins in the US would call it Tommy helmet the Germans went for salad bowl. Unlike the ubiquitous Stahlhelm which had been developed by the Germans around the same time the Brodie did not have a nape piece extending further down at the back to protect the neck, however, it did offer greater all round protection from shrapnel descending down into the trenches. Easiest well to tell if the shell is Brit or US is by how the chin strap bails are held in place. Thus, in one guise or another it shaped the design of military helmets all over the world for much of the twentieth century. Brodie helmets - How to identify By depaor01 4 January , 2013 in Uniforms,Cap Badges and Insignia depaor01 Old Sweats 2.2k Location:Dublin, Ireland Posted 4 January , 2013 Could somebody post a beginner's guide to what exactly a Brodie helmet is, if there was any other type of British helmet in WWI, and how they differed from WW2? "Foyle."