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ID These Brodie Helmets ??

Article about: Hello, I'm new to this forum & have a Question hopefully some one can answer. I have a couple Brodie Helmets that I can not ID, one is stamped WO 1 1943, the other is stamped on the band

  1. 03-05-2017, 03:13 PM #1
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    Hello, I'm new to this forum & have a Question hopefully some one can answer. I have a couple Brodie Helmets that I can not ID, one is stamped WO 1 1943, the other is stamped on the band & its #'s are VR56 3SLN. Any help would be greatly appreciated...ID These Brodie Helmets ??ID These Brodie Helmets ??
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  2. 03-05-2017, 03:18 PM #2
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    Hi Steve the example on the bottom is Dutch post war produced sorry I can't be of more help with the manufactures specs but I am away from my PC at the moment ...

    Regards Mark
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  3. 03-05-2017, 04:08 PM #3
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    The bottom one is indeed a Dutch post war helmet for use by the CD units. Marking reads: VB 56 3 SLN Made by VerBlifa in 1956.

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    Emile
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  4. 03-05-2017, 04:43 PM #4
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    Thank You Mark, I thought so but wasn't sure
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  5. 03-05-2017, 04:46 PM #5
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    Thank you Emile, any thoughts on the other one ? I can't find WO maker marks anywhere....
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  6. 03-05-2017, 04:55 PM #6
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    The WO is probably the steel batch number, by 1943 BMB, RO&Co and EC&Co were still pressing Mk2's.
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  7. 03-05-2017, 05:45 PM #7
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    Thank you tinlid so that is most likely British
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  8. 03-05-2017, 06:11 PM #8
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    From that tiny picture, I'd say so.
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