Information about brodie helmet

[tinlid]

I think it was only British Mk2's that had the holes to donate sub standard helmets.
1 hole: Mk2 No.2A Manganese steel rejects factory painted black.
2 holes Mk2 No.2B mild steel strip, grey.
3 holes Mk2 No.2C mild steel plate,grey.
4 holes Mk2 No.2D mild steel, grey.

[noelh]

I think those with one hole were also issued to the Home Guard and were painted khaki not just black. I have an Irish army issue helmet with one hole each side. While the exterior is painted in the Irish colour scheme the interior and original colour is khaki. I also have a grey coloured Mk2 with the three holes drilled in it.

[tinlid]

For the home guard they would have been painted textured khaki green, I have seen No.2 B's & No.2C's in home guard colours but to date no No.2 A's or No.2 D's.
Thanks.

[HYGILI4K]

Thanks again guys for all this information.

Considering kozowy's post, I'm inclined to think that my brodie was used by civil defense (and maybe repainted).

I'm not completely sure, but I think my brodie belongs to the AP batch (I can see the first letter is an "A", but the second seems to be a "P").