British WWII Mk II Steel Brodie Helmet with Liner and Spring Chinstrap

New Made Item. 1938 saw the British WWI-Worn MkI Helmet modified to a more oval shape and improved chinstrap and rexine liner, the MkII was born. Constructed and modeled after the original, these reproduction Mk II helmets come complete with liners and elastic spring khaki chinstraps. The helmets are in their period correct well-known brownish green paint with the liners are adjustable. A great new made example of what is now a rare World War Two Mk. II Helmet. FITS UP TO SIZE 7 5/8 US (61 cm). History of the Brodie helmet:The Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S., is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by Englishman John Leopold Brodie. Colloquially, it was called the shrapnel helmet, Tommy helmet, Tin Hat, and in the United States the doughboy helmet. Worn by Australians during WW2 and sometimes known as 'Panic Hat'. It was also known as the dishpan hat, tin pan hat, washbasin, battle bowler (when worn by office