WW1 C1915 British Middlesex Regiment Officer’s 1st Pattern 1st Type Brodie \'Raw Edge\' Combat Helmet Mounted With Original Period Middlesex Regiment Cap Badge Complete With Brodie Red Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Liner, & Leather Chin Strap. Sn 22441:19 Clothing

WW1 C1915 British Middlesex Regiment Officer’s 1st Pattern 1st Type Brodie 'Raw Edge' Combat Helmet Mounted With Original Period Middlesex Regiment Cap Badge Complete With Brodie Red Ink Stamped Oil Cloth Liner, & Leather Chin Strap. Sn 22441:19 - 22441:19

The Brodie steel combat helmet was designed and patented in 1915 by Englishman John Leopold Brodie. Brodie's design had a shallow circular crown with a wide brim around the edge. The helmet's "soup bowl" shape was designed to protect the wearer's head and shoulders from shrapnel shell projectiles bursting from above the trenches. The design allowed the use of relatively thick steel that could be formed in a single pressing while maintaining the helmet's thickness. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The Regiment saw action in the Boer wars and elements of the Regiment embarked with the British Expeditionary F orce (BEF) at the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. The Regiment saw much action in WW1 and later in WW2. This C1915 WW1 1st pattern 1st Type Brodie helmet has the correct 'raw edge' (later MK II Brodies had a turned edge) and has its original oil cloth sweatband and leather adjustable chin strap with buckle (the chin strap is intact but has a small cut in the mid section). The chinstrap bales are secured by the correct split pins. The padded crown has the correct single rivet. The oil cloth sweat band liner has the correct red ink Brodie label (illustrated). The helmet has even patina with much original rough texture olive paint and no dents. There are no visible stamps on the rim of the helmet. The helmet is mounted with an original brass Middlesex Regiment cap badge. The helmet is - Click to reveal - size 7. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22441:19

£475.00