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Brodie helmet
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The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie. A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1
A British Mark I helmet dating from 1917. This was a developed version of the original Brodie helmet and was worn by British Empire and US troops.
A British Mark I helmet dating from 1917. This was a developed version of the original Brodie helmet and was worn by British Empire and US troops.
The Illustrated War News—17 November 1915 The caption reads: "Head-wounds have been more than usually numerous during the war, owing to the trench-fig
The Illustrated War News—17 November 1915 The caption reads: "Head-wounds have been more than usually numerous during the war, owing to the trench-fighting, and more than usually severe, owing to the extensive use of shrapnel. But the danger, although it cannot be avoided, can be minimised. Our Army has now followed the French by adopting steel helmets, calculated to stop shell-splinters and shrapnel. Even in cases of extreme risk, not only has death been avoided, but injuries have been confined to bruises or superficial wounds. Cases have occurred in which the wearers have been hit, but saved by these helmets from what without them would have meant certain death. The fur coats, as they did last year, mean mitigation of the rigours of winter. The French helmets are known as "Adrians," after their inventor. (Photo by Illustrations Harrow)."
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment showing off their new Brodie helmets (1916).
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment showing off their new Brodie helmets (1916).
U.S. Army Infantryman in 1942 wearing an M1917A1 helmet
U.S. Army Infantryman in 1942 wearing an M1917A1 helmet
M1 helmet
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The M1 helmet is a combat helmet that was used by the United States Armed Forces from 1941 to approximately 1985. Designed to replace the M1917 helmet, a variant of the British Brodie helmet used duri
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…against invading German forces. In the first post-war years, the Mark I helmet remained in service with the Norwegian Army, alongside the American M1 helmet, Swedish helmets, and Stahlhelms left behind by the capitulated German occupation forces. In 1944, the British supplemented it with a significantly…
View of an M1 helmet shell
View of an M1 helmet shell
The Helmet Model Number 5, intended to replace the M1917 but not adopted
The Helmet Model Number 5, intended to replace the M1917 but not adopted
U.S. Coast Guard Fireman First Class Charles Tyner with his M1 helmet following Operation Dragoon in August 1944. His M1 helmet blocked a piece of shr
U.S. Coast Guard Fireman First Class Charles Tyner with his M1 helmet following Operation Dragoon in August 1944. His M1 helmet blocked a piece of shrapnel that would have otherwise fatally struck his head, inflicting a "superficial scratch" instead.
A U.S. Army machine-gunner wearing an M1 helmet with a camouflage cover and additional natural camouflage added on the slots in the helmet's cover
A U.S. Army machine-gunner wearing an M1 helmet with a camouflage cover and additional natural camouflage added on the slots in the helmet's cover