Original British WWI Mk 1 Brodie Helmet by Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield - Complete German Decals The first wave

The first wave

The guards are internally marked "P

The MG 42 was adopted by several armed organizations after the war

so it looks like a new barrel was in fact installed on the breech

there were in effect two versions of the EAC text

Original British WWI Mk 1 Brodie Helmet by Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield - Complete German Decals The first waveOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of the scarce WWI British MkI Brodie helmet, which was also the same type that was issued to American forces in the beginning of the US involvement during The Great War. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads FS 85, it is partially obscured under the heavy green paint and can be difficult to read. The split rivets and heat lot number indicate that