Dark green steel helmet shaped in the distinctive Brodie MK I pattern. There is a screw flat head top at the center top of the helmet exterior. There is an olive green chinstrap that is attached to a black head brace with a leather liner on the interior of the helmet. The liner is attached to the interior of the helmet with two metal clips on either side. The clips are secured to the exterior of the helmet with metal rivets which are visible from the interior and exterior. There is various types of stitching along the liner and leather brace.
Context
Helmets such as these were worn throughout the Great War and offered soldiers minor protection as part of their uniforms. Named the Brodie helmet, this was one of the first helmets offered to soldiers in response to alarming injuries from artillery barrages.
Made/Created
Date made
1940
Notes
Additional create date: 1945
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Helmet, Military
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Helmet
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Headwear
Nomenclature Class
Clothing
Nomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal Objects
Search Terms
Military Equipment
Dimensions
Height
14 cm
Diameter
38 cm
Dimension Notes
2019-06-15
Material
metal - métal, metal - métal, fabric - tissu, Leather
