Interesting Indonesian Mk I Despatch Rider - Hong Kong ???
Article about: Hello gents, Just before i knew the news of my father passing 2 months ago, i got message from my friend. He got this Mk I despatch rider. After i ordered that helmet, finally i got this hel
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Hong Kong was a Britsh colony then but was occupied by Japan in 1941... Maybe the shell is stamped somewhere?
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earlymb
Hong Kong was a Britsh colony then but was occupied by Japan in 1941... Maybe the shell is stamped somewhere?
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tinlid
The construction of the liner is quite different from an British ww2 one, and even an post war one.
No leather front crash pad, stitching is different, strap, & so on. Most likely a refurbishment at some time post war.
Here are a few pictures of a wartime HSDR.
Thank you for the answers gents.
Is there any information about the official british helmet refurbishment in hongkong? Or this helmet was refurbished by the order of indonesian military instead?
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Japan invaded Hong Kong in December 1941, the HSDR was not produced until mid 1942. So doubt very much it is a wartime refurbishment.
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Good point Aaron I had it in my head for some reason that the British HSDR's first came into production in mid 41...
Regards Mark
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