Name/Title
1940 Canadian Army Mark I steel helmet.Entry/Object ID
1988.16.1Description
1940 Canadian Army Mark II steel helmet. Circular, basin shaped, mid-khaki green smooth painted manganese steel. Canadian Headquarters green circle (5 cm diam.) on left/right sides. Separate crimped rim. Black rubber/canvas lining fastened by top screw and two steel bands. Elasticized green cotton chinstrap fastened to two rivetted bales. Chinstrap is 2.5 x 44.5 cms.Use
Standard Canadian Army Mk II helmet, type in use 1939-1968Context
Worn by Captain/Major C.L.H. Bowen, Canadian Army Staff Officer in London, England, 1940-41, also Canadian Intelligence CorpsMade/Created
Date made
1940 - 1945Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
Date: 1940Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's MarkLocation
Under BrimTranscription
"CL/C 1940 / 21"
CL/C stands for Canadian Lamp Company.
For details, see Bouchery, Jean. From D-Day to VE-Day: The Canadian Soldier, Historie and Collections: Paris, pg. 40-41.Dimensions
Depth
30.48 cmDiameter
77.47 cmCircumference
233.68 cmDimension Notes
92 30.5 12
