Steve T Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Hi all The conversation went like this............. 'Do you want this?' 'Where did you find that?' 'In my garage. Thought you might like it. Want it?' 'Sure! Want anything for it?' 'Nah.' Can't beat a free Brodie helmet, even if it does have some very strange decals on it The shell itself appears to be completely devoid of any markings, but the liner is dated 1952. Possible it's a WW2 shell with a newer liner, but possibly isn't. Either way, it's a Brodie, and it has joined all my other helmets Almost certainly post war Belgian, but they often used WW2 dated shells so there is a small hope it is WW2 era. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Bil4338 Posted May 19, 2016 Major General Share Posted May 19, 2016 Nice gift whatever! Why do I never get these things?!?! Now..... 1...it's not, never was, and never will be, a Brodie...it's a Mk.II...clone, 2...post war, made in Belgium, for the Belgian army, with the dimple on top to make the screwbolt head flush, which its Brit counterpart never had.the roundel has been added from someone's model airplane kit.the flag decal is common to all Belgian postwar helmet shells. 3...it has a complete liner with the often missing crosspad, these usually rot away if stored badly, so really nice to have together. 4...Belgian-made elasticated chinstrap in the British style. all in all a great gift, in fantastic condition. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon1357 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I have to say, a very nice addition. Even better friend to have around. Only thing my friends give me is a hard time for being a pack-rat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted May 20, 2016 Author Share Posted May 20, 2016 Excellent info @Bil4338 Helmets aren't my area of expertise so pleased to have been educated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark K Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 A nice all around post war Belgium example @Steve T not much I could add to Bills assessment still one I need to add to my own shelf and I should have picked up one years ago when they were as cheap as chips ... Regards Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 On 5/19/2016 at 22:14, Bil4338 said: .the roundel has been added from someone's model airplane kit. all in all a great gift, in fantastic condition. Geez, I was just going to ask about that roundel...way to go @Bil4338...:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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