Mk 2 British Helmet paint / texture advice?
Article about: Friends, could you possibly share your thoughts on this recent mk2 i have just bought please? It is a dark brown textured finish all over, inside and out, would this be army issue? I'm not f
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The Mk2 was painted dark brown from 1943 onwards, they were also refurbished post war in this colour too. So unless you can see a date on the chin strap lugs or the rim, very hard to tell. What date is the liner?
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the strap also suggests later or post war
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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Hi Jerry,
the Mk3 chin strap was first used from March 1941.
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Either way, it’s very very rare nowadays to find a totally genuine UN-FLASHED MkII Helmet!!
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...so post-war MkII helmet liners were not stamped at all like their war time counterparts?...I saw an ink-stamped cruciform pad yesterday.....in a WW2 Home Fronter......a retro-fit then I now suspect (as they're easy to switch).
Roberto, may I ask, is this a FACT ie supported by documents / records please?
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...so post-war MkII helmet liners were not stamped at all like their war time counterparts?...I saw an ink-stamped cruciform pad yesterday.....in a WW2 Home Fronter......a retro-fit then I now suspect (as they're easy to switch).
Roberto, may I ask, is this a FACT ie supported by documents / records please?
Hi Ade,
no, maybe I have not explained well, I mean that from my personal experience, but I can be wrong, I have always met two types of situations:
1) Helmets Mk2 like these, almost always of rough brown color, refitted after the war with a type of liner 1949 dated, branded as I described, perhaps a first batch of refitted helmets?
2) Other helmets Mk2 refitted after the war, in matt green color, with liner branded in classic mode, similar to those of the WW2 period but dated 50s, as you can see on models Mk3 and 4.
Here is the photos of this variant.
Moreover I believe that there were a series of helmets assembled in the immediate post-war period, always in rough brown color, using components of the WW2 period as this example:
As I said, I tried to develop this study using my little experience, I have not found detailed documentation on this subject, so please forgive me for any inaccuracies and I will be glad to have further clarification from Forum Members more experienced.
Regards
Roberto
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.....where’s Cotton’s book when you need it?!
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