C020792 BRITISH WWI MK1 COMBAT HELMET WITH 2ND PATTERN CRUISE VISOR.
BACKGROUND
: The first "modern" steel helmets were introduced by the French army in early 1915 and were shortly followed by the British army later that year. The M15 helmet became known as the MK I or "Brodie" after its inventor John Leopold Brodie and by July 1916 over a million of them had been delivered. The design allowed for easy mass production using "Hadfield’s" manganese steel and protected the wearer from shell fragments and air-burst shrapnel.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A second pattern (with a magnetic steel rim instead of a raw edge) Mark l non-magnetic hardened manganese steel helmet. Nice complete liner. The chinstrap is broken, but is included. Attached is a second pattern chain mail cruise visor suspended from a wire rail fitted below the front brim. The chain mail is kept taut by two springs, one each side, which connect to two rings either side of the chinstrap mounts. Central to the chain mail is a hinged vertical rod that, when lowered, keeps the chain mail rigid, but when pushed forward forces the chain mail up and away from the wearer's eyes when not required.
GRADE ****1/4 PRICE $
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