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Mk2 No.2B Rifle brigade home guard - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 Royal navy, Commander - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 No.2C Battery - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 Head of Rescue Service - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 Senior Rescue Officer - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 Shelter Marshal - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Helmet, Steel, Airbourne Troops - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 2nd Anti-Aircraft Div' - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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Mk2 Factory Civil Defence - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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3rd Middlesex home guard - Military and Wartimein Military and Wart…
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  1. A nice helmet, the red band normally donates a Company Officer.
  2. The decal will be post war, I think it was 47 or 48 they reverted back to County brigades.
  3. Not a clue what L stands for, what services would L be, Lights? G= gas, W=water, E= electricity, R= roads, S= sewage. The helmet though I think is a private purchase one, the chin strap lugs are fit...
  4. Awesome helmet, & being red most likely for fire.
  5. Would it be Rescue Service?
  6. In early 1941 a number of grade 1 helmets but without the stainless steel rim, it was agreed would be acceptable for use on the home front. They are all dated 1941 & made by BMB. The NFS No.12 = Ste...
  7. The tulip badge refers to the tulip fields of Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire County Division: divisional H.Q, was formed on 24 February 1941 but did not become operational until 25 November 1941. Division...
  8. I think the marking scheme on your helmet (2 black bands) came in 1942 & was for a head of rescue service & deputy.
  9. Must admit I've never seen a Police helmet with marking to front & rear, they seem to be following the ARP scheme of 1941, making it easier to see who is who at an incident.
  10. Nice rare helmet, sometimes an M was painted on the inside to show that the helmet had become magnetic, & therefore issued to the home guard. A nice early liner 37/38 dated?
  11. A nice civilain protective helmet, although issued without chin strap someones added a Mk2 one, which you often see. Can you make out the ink maker name on the leather sweat band?
  12. A private purchase helmet, the company that made them were called Acme. Nice one.
  13. A nice Mk1* made by Hadfields Ltd 1916-1919. Is there a white M painted on the inside of the shell? Also any dates on the liner.
  14. Another neat looking Mk2.
  15. A nice leather helmet, they're harder than you might think they would be.
  16. The P-type helmets, those used by the para's, despatch riders & Royal armoured corps made of steel & domed shaped were officially called helmet, steel, Airbourne troops, or Helmet, Steel Despatch Ride...
  17. Can't say I've seen one of these before, normally there the anti gas covers for the helmets. So thanks for showing.
  18. Nice looking messenger, looks to be a W under the M, which would have been for Warden. The numbers stand for the steel batch number, sometimes numbers sometimes letters, so they could trace where the...
  19. I think these were only sent out to the Far East, they would have had an fine netting that hung down to stop insects. The netting was shorter at the back as it sat on the shoulders, while at the front...
  20. Its a WW2 civilian Mk2 No2D, 4holes in the brim for home front use only . Don't think the net is WW2,
  21. The fibre rims were only made for a short period in 1942 somewhere around 6 months, they then found out from the US how to deep draw there helmets & then added a metal band around the rim doing away w...
  22. Nice mint wardens helmet & carrier, are there any makers names on the carrier?
  23. Not only did they make fibre rim para helmets or HSAT (helmet, steel, airbourne troops) they also made fibre rim despatch riders helmets HSDR , & HSRAC. All 3 types of the fibre rims were only pro...
  24. A nice Mk1* made by Hadfields Ltd Jan, 1916-19.
  25. Very nice.
  26. For a time in 1941 BMB made these raw edge helmets, probably for quickness just to get the numbers out. A lot of them seem to have gone to the NFS, they also made helmets in that year with the normal...
  27. Nice to see a helmet that has been reissued or it's owner had a promotion or job change. First aid parties to Ambulance, really neat.
  28. I had one like that many years ago, 2 white stripes like yours but with a white rectangle instead of blue. Being a No.2C with textured paint would have thought it was used by the home guard.
  29. civilian protective helmet, this one made by pressed steel co. April 1941, the liner maker is a new one on me, & a typical hand made chin strap, very nice helmet.
  30. Nice to see a wardens helmet with the original shiny bronze/green paint instead of the more common black. These shiny green painted helmets are not army ones but for use on the home front, army ones a...
  31. Holes 1-4 = Mk2 No.2 A,B,C,D. No.2 A, Manganese steel rejects factory finished black. No.2B mild steel strip, grey. No.2C mild steel plate, grey. No.2D mild steel, grey.
  32. A nice No.2 C, the asterisk on the chin strap also denotes that this chin strap should not be used on military helmets & only used on the home front. They were also marked with an M, these straps were...
  33. One of my favorite helmets, the MkI*. Refurbished in 37-40ish, FS stands for Thomas Firth & sons, Sept 1915-1919. These are what can be called the Dunkirk helmet as most of the troops would have been ...
  34. It's a Mk3, painted olive drab during the 50's or 60's. The Mk3 chin straps were introduced in 1941 as an economy measure. Any dates on the shell?
  35. I think it might be Canadian too, is the helmet Canadian or British? British ones were called Anti- Gas Curtain No.2 & were issued from June 1940. The No.1 Anti- Gas Curtain was introduced in 1939 ...
  36. At the moment there are hardly any books at all to get info', only WW2 ARP books & some forums where info' is exchanged.
  37. http://www.wwiifire.co.uk/Fire%20Forces.htm Google this & all the area's & more comes up.
  38. Wow what a complicated one to work out, normally a red 1" band going over the top & one around the helmet would be Chief Regional fire officer or Fire force commander(under the paint) But an aluminium...
  39. Not sure if AMC was bombed or not during the war, BMB & F&L were I think. But a lot of the big companies like AMC would have had a big input into the war effort.
  40. Pretty sure this is a paint scheme from the 1950's cold war, I've got a picture taken in the 50's of this exact marking on a helmet being used. Note also that this helmet was probably a home guard hel...
  41. There's official, semi official, & non official markings on these home front helmets that's what makes them so nice to collect. There was a meeting of all the ARP in London in 40 or 41 & the top bras...
  42. Like I said I reckon this helmet was date & maker stamped in 45 but did'nt get to be a Mk3 as the shells they had made then went into being the Mk4. There was obviously that cross over time from the ...
  43. They were painted white to donate rank, in this case a rescue party foreman. Nice to see the name tag.
  44. The Mk3's were produced from 1943 until early 45, the Mk4 started production in early 45 until January 46. Yours was probably a blank shell dated & named but then put into the Mk4 production line. Th...
  45. I've picked up a few things up along the way as you do. But yes I do like WW2 British helmets whether there home fronters or army ones.
  46. I have quite a few home front helmets that were reissued or the person had promotion & you can see the previous markings underneath the paint. Plus also when in 41/42 the markings on ARP helmets were...
  47. A very hard to find factory civil defence helmet, I call these the cheapest of the cheap. No proper liner, no fixing nut & bolt & no chin strap lugs. But still a nice one to get as they are so hard...
  48. It's a 1950's Belgium DR helmet, quite often mistaken for British.
  49. It's a MkI* WW1 helmets that were refurbished in 37-39 with the new MkI liner chin strap & new MkII chin strap lugs. These helmets were used by the BEF in France in 39-40, very hard to find.
  50. It's a private purchse helmet, produced around about 1939.
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