Name/Title
Helmet, MilitaryEntry/Object ID
2019.3.148Description
1917 - 1918 2nd pattern painted Brodie helmet with Fort Garry Horse maple leaf badge brazed or pinned to front.Circular basin shape manganese steel. Green/brown khaki paint, 60% of finish remains. Small dents on right and top of helmet. Copper badge in the shape of a maple leaf with the inscription Fort Gary Horse and a picture of a fort on the forehead of the helmet. Black oilskin liner filled with small cracks and wear on the edges. Part of the netting of the liner ripped. Left part of the chinstrap missing.Made/Created
Date made
1917 - 1918Notes
Date: 1917Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
Inner rim, backTranscription
HV [underlined, over] 629
259977 painted in green by hand next to the manufacturer's mark
Accession # on rear undersideMaterial/Technique
StampedDimensions
Height
11 cmWidth
31 cmLength
30 cm
