Hey guys is this a british or usa ww1 helmet?

[Dannyjunkfish]

Thanks!

[Jerry B]

US from the chinstrap lug rivets

[Wagriff]

Agreed-US and it's a dandy!

[CampX]

Nice WW1 American lid...far more common that British or Canadian ones...they bring a far lower price than the commonwealth ones

Dean O
Canada

[Dannyjunkfish]

Thanks everyone!

[canti44]

Very nice lid that. I've noticed the U.S ones go for about half the price the commonwealth ones go for and have considered buying a British-made U.S lid from U.S Ebay. Sometimes even with the postal charges they are cheaper. I was following a beauty last week that went for approx. £74 but the seller wouldn't post overseas. You see some really interesting unit markings on the U.S helmets too.

[ynot]

A couple of other signs for spotting the US M17 is the grey felt inside the liner, the stamping on the brim usually includes the letter Z and instead of a red Brodie stamp under the oil cloth there's a black ink stamp.

That one looks a cracker, they're getting much harder to find in such a good condition and at an affordable price.

Tony

[Dannyjunkfish]

Nice WW1 American lid...far more common that British or Canadian ones...they bring a far lower price than the commonwealth ones

Dean O
Canada

Really don't do too much ww1. But I have the ww2 us version of this, also british and a candian one. Thanks for the info.

[ruddersrangers44]

Nice Helmet,but the question is when was that chinstrap added?cos it certainly ain't the original factory issued with the Helmet............

[James C]

jake is it the differance in colour of the buckle and bails ? nice helmet by the way