Updated March 24, 2023
World War I British Rimless Brodie
Many collectors call all British helmets “Brodies” and that’s far from accurate. Most from the First World War are actually Mk I helmets. This is NOT a MkI – this is an actual rimless Brodie, the type of helmet designed by John Brodie. It is a bit rough as much of the paint is missing on the dome and the liner is gone. However, this is the real deal and would have seen use on the Western Front 107 years ago!
Price: SOLD
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British MkI Reissued to the American 82nd Infantry Division
Here is an interesting helmet. It is a British MkI steel helmet that was likely recovered from the battlefield and refurbished during the war and issued to a member of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). On the brim of the helmet is written a name that we can’t quite make out, and “82nd Division, AE – France.” If only this one could talk!
Price: $195 plus shipping
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British World War II MkII Steel Helmet National Fire Service (NFS)
This is a British MkII steel helmet used by District “29” for Preston, Lancashire During World War II, Preston endured a handful of Luftwaffe raids.
Price: $150 plus shipping
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British World War II Mk II Steel Helmet – National Fire Service (NFS)
Here is another MkII from the Second World War used by the National Fire Service. Used in District 34 – Ealing London and named to “Tozer.”
Price: $170 plus shipping
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Canadian World War II Tanker Helmet
Not the best example, but a good starter piece, but it is super cheap compared to the ones offered on eBay these days!
Price: $40 plus shipping
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East German M56 Helmet
East German helmets used to be impossible to find, then the wall came down and they were everywhere. But even then the M56 with the early M44 pattern liner were hard to find. Now these are nearly impossible to find again. Here is your chance to add a nice used example to your collection.
This is a real deal one, not a surplus helmet that was never issued!
Price: $175 plus shipping
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Chinese PLA Prototype Helmet
Based on the Japanese Type 90 –Introduced in the early 1950s and used during the early stages of the Korean War. This is a VERY rare helmet, and was likely a bring back from the Korean War. Unfortunately the liner has come loose, but is otherwise intact.
Price: SOLD
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Chinese Type 52 Tanker Helmet
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) used this pattern helmet in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and in the Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979. This is another rare helmet!
Price: $1oo plus shipping
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