RARE 1941 dated helmet with cruise visor bmb
Article about: this helmet was found a copple weeks ago on a local fleamarket here in Belgium. looks completely untouched, on 1 side it looks there was ever a triangle painted, not sure what it was, but it
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I read that 5000 were produced but before Dunkirk which is the only concern I have about the mask being with a 1941 helmet. I think they are made from a Stainless steel alloy which is probably why all the masks I see look slightly out of context with the steel helmet.
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Perfect example of the 1939 pattern Cruise visor. Congratulations !
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WW2 British and Commonwealth helmet markings and Badges.
The visor can be stuck on any old lid- and just as easily removed. The condition of the visor does not have to match the helmet it is fitted to .
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the visor, not the helmet, is dated 1941, made by BMB
thanks for the comments
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Very interesting. Another military innovation that never caught on.
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"Never caught on"?......have a look at the Brit Virtus helmet....it has a drop-down visor in the form of goggles......
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