1942 Dated G.S.W.Mk II

[Mark K]

I thought I was done for the time being with Canadian Mk II lids but I could not help myself when this one popped up for sale as General Steel Wares ( G.S.W. ) stopped producing combat grade helmets in mid 1942 and only produced a mild steel variation for The Department of Pensions & Health ( A.R.P. and Civil Defense Network ) and I did not have the A F steel lot batch number in my collection yet .
So if I look at it from the perspective of adding every steel lot batch number by the year of manufacturer I could be adding Canadian Mk II's to my collection for a long time to come

Regards Mark

[ruddersrangers44]

Nice MK2 Mark,if your going for it then yes it will take like forever,I know,im nowhere near finished with the M1 game yet,well done on acquiring such a good looking example.........

[Mark K]

Thanx Jake truth be told I can't just quite cold turkey I tried really I did the withdrawal was way to much if you are thinking of collecting M-1 helmets by heat stamps you will be at it for some time as well

Regards Mark

[ruddersrangers44]

My ww2 m1 collection to date!!!!!!check this out Mark,im not pluggin well maybe a little.....

[Steelhead10]

Very nice indeed I recently saw a British J.S.S MKII with a Canadian V.M.C liner in it.

[Mark K]

Thanks for the reply as to Mk II helmets with swapped out liners I will not say it is common place but I have a couple of British Helmets in my collection that IMO have period swapped Canadian liners who can say why it was done comfort,trade off,field repair, etc..
Here is an example of a camo from my collection the shell was produced by (EC&CO Ltd) E Carmeliant & Co Ltd Birmingham and is 1940 dated and it is sporting a 1942 dated VMC liner and a Canadian war time period chinstrap .

Regards Mark

[Steelhead10]

The only thing about it that confused me that is that it was a NFS helmet.