Mark K Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I have had this Aussie Rimless Mk II in my collection for some time now and they are very hard to source it is one of my all time favourites as it shows hard use and IMO was field worn in a theatre of operations. It is a we bit of a Mystery helmet as there is no makers mark in the form of a stamp on the helmet body the liner is with out a doubt Australian produced and was manufactured by Dunlop Rubber Co...and it nicely shows the size, Broad arrow mark and the inspectors initials not all examples of Australian WW II Mk II helmets are marked with the CS batch number... I am happy to have it in my collection as a period worn original I carefully scraped a little paint of of one of the lugs with my fingernail and found they were indeed stamped as 1940 Mk II's so this does help to narrow down the production date. There is some wonderful period Graffiti carved in the textured paint all the way around the helmet five different phrases and statements as best I can tell and IMO done along time ago do to the wear and patina which has obliterated some of it and it is now lost to the ages. (AUSTRALIAN LAST HOPE) ( IX ) ( MD )( FISH )( KILL KID ) The only stamps that I can truly make out are on the interior of the helmet body near the rear edge of the rim the number 89 is lightly stamped in the steel and it looks like there are a couple of letters as well but it is near impossible to make them out. Regards Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Bil4338 Posted May 7, 2016 Major General Share Posted May 7, 2016 Great helmet Mark, one I think I've seen before but I never tire of your quality headgear.one lid I don't have and would like to acquire some day to go with my Brit & commonwealth helmets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Thanx @Bil4338 it sits high on my shelf and the personalization makes it a rather interesting example a shame there was not a soldiers name and or service number to tie it all together and yes I can appreciate what you are saying as there are still a few examples missing from my commonwealth Mk I and Mk II grail list to make it complete and have full representation... Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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