MKI* Thomas Firth & Sons

**Jerry B** · 03-10-2016, 03:21 PM

Arrived today, a well used example with a camo overpaint. It was obviously stripped back to bare metal when it was restored for WWII use in the late 1930's with a textured overpaint and then the pale brown stripes added on top after it had seen some use I think. A lovely been there paint job IMO.

Made by Thomas Firth & Sons with uncommonly seen for MKI* it has MKIII chinstrap lugs. It came with post war liner and chinstrap that the seller put in which I have replaced with a MKI liner and MKII chinstrap that I had as spares.

I had been after a MKI* for a while so very pleased to get this example.

**tinlid** · 03-10-2016, 07:08 PM

The Mk1* is quite hard to find, so glad you found one.

**ynot** · 03-11-2016, 08:08 PM

Nice find.

One day I will have one of these too, just a matter of time, being in the right place at the right time and having the money spare which which seems to be the biggest problem

Tony

**Jerry B** · 03-11-2016, 09:01 PM

by ynot

Nice find.

One day I will have one of these too, just a matter of time, being in the right place at the right time and having the money spare which which seems to be the biggest problem

Tony

Thanks Tony,

it was £39 plus £8 P&P and I had to add the liner and chinstrap to it, though I had them but the liners are C. £25 these days and the chinstraps are a tenner so about £82 all in for it, plus the fitting bolt and nut.