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I’ll PM re posting pics

That’s (Post 31) a consideration...as I suspect you well know angle-head torches were used by the US troops...these had clips to hang on clothing so they pointed horizontally. I dont collect US (or...

So to summarise the facts.....this helmet / bracket is still in the US having recently changed hands (I like to keep track). It’s a Dutch Post-War refurb’d WW2 Brit lid. The bracket remains “unknown”...

I first saw this combo some years ago....and since then I’ve wanted the bracket....and at the very least I’ve wanted good pics inside and out of it (without helmet).....but most of all I’ve wanted to...

“First hand experience”

That’s great news.....surely that’s the main mystery solved....so you KNOW that this bracket was used by Dutch railway personnel when going into tunnels. Thank you - if...

...and the train story?

And the liner markings / stamps?

...and whilst the train story is plausible possibly, where did it come from please?

I think there’s too much focus here on seams and joints. Front and back went out of the window in a lot of cases as liners were refitted, temporarily removed, replaced or refurbished. Helmets got...

I don’t think we should assume that this combination has always been together....indeed, I don’t think we should ever assume that ANY Mk2 combo has always been together, especially non-combat...