A superb issued example of a rare 1939-dated. Mk II Brodie Steel Helmet. Complete with liner &. 581357 William Veale Thorpe. With a superb war-time National Fire Service. Logo to the front. And regional fire service numbered oval. This beautiful example of Mk-II Brodie issued to a Senior Officer. Comes complete with numerous copies & b/w photos of his servivc record. 1941 to March 1948. Inc his role as Honorary Fire Observer. All UK war-time air-raid fires. To assist the Regional Technical Intelligence Dept. And is accompanied by his World War Two Defence medal. The interior lining is stamped for. Helmets Ltd for Wheathampstead. Colour of dark olive green-brown paint finish is to almost 100%. As is the twin red painted rank bars around the shell. Liner & chinstrap are also in superb order. And with its original liner lace. The underside of the helmet shell is stamped. In the rear of the inner rim is painted his service number. And on the liner is a small tape name-tag marked. All-in-all a truly stunning example of a rare issue of British WW-II. Senior Fire Officer’s Home Front Steel Helmet. Headgear item for sale only.. The item “WW-II British Senior Company Fire Officer’s MK-II Steel Helmet & Defence Medal” is in sale since Friday, June 14, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Helmets/ Hats”. The seller is “alderneyvintagecollectibles” and is located in Winchester, Hampshire. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Country/ Organization: Great Britain
- Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
- Type: Uniform/ Clothing
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Clothing Type: Helmets/ Hats
- Service: Home Front / Fire Service
- Era: 1914-1945