My Commonwealth Headgear Collections

[James C]

very nice indeed taka and thanks for the detailed photographs

[SHINDENKAI]

You are very welcome, James!

Cheers!
Taka

[SHINDENKAI]

CDN MK. II w/ Camo Net

Not a bad looking Canadian Mk. II, also came with a tri-toned camo net.

Shell: C.L./C.
Year: 1941
Lot: 37

Liner: V.M.C. I
Year: 1941
Size: 7 3/4

[SHINDENKAI]

Canadian Mk. II

A very nice Canadian Mk. II in great condition.
Also comes with a camo net.
C-Broad Arrow marked chinstrap.

Shell: C.L./C.
Year: 1942
Lot: 97

Liner: V.M.C. I
Year: 1941
Size: 7 3/4

[SHINDENKAI]

CDN Mk. II

Another Mk. II in great condition with net and first aid dressing.
The helmet shell and the chin strap is C-Broad Arrow stamped.
The liner has an ID stamped "SK 161...."

Shell: C.L./C.
Year: 1942
Lot: 82

Liner: V.M.C. II
Year: 1945
Size: 7 1/2

First Aid Dressing: Bauer & Black
Year: April 1942 (?)

[Mark K]

Canadian Mk. II

A very nice Canadian Mk. II in great condition.
Also comes with a camo net.
C-Broad Arrow marked chinstrap.

Shell: C.L./C.
Year: 1942
Lot: 97

Liner: V.M.C. I
Year: 1941
Size: 7 3/4

Hi Taka some very nice recent acquisitions there I really like the 1942 dated C.L./C. steel lot 80 shows some nice ghosting from were the net has been resting on it for eons.
I do feel though from your images that the 42 C.L./C. LOT # 97 is very probably a post war refurb the color looks to be one of the two shades of OD green adopted by the Canadian military in the early 1950's as it appears to have been resprayed as you well know the Mk II had a long service life being used well into the 1960's a nice helmet all the same and every good Canadian steel collection needs at least one good example.

Regards Mark

[SHINDENKAI]

Hi Mark,

Thank you for looking.
I was thinking about the Lot 97 that might be a repainted example, too. Based on the pittings.
There are also few more helmets to be posted, Iwill post them when time permits.

Cheers!
Taka