Original British WWII Brodie MkII Helmet in OD Green by Briggs Motor Bodies - Dated 1942 Miscellaneous Gun Parts was made from surplus US

was made from surplus US M-1873 Trapdoor rifle bayonets

The 1800s saw numerous experiments in artillery to improve range and accuracy

Just as the IJA in general was modeled mainly on the German Army

at its abolition in 1918

This is the gun that the Germans faced when they invaded the Soviet Union in 1941

Original British WWII Brodie MkII Helmet in OD Green by Briggs Motor Bodies - Dated 1942 Miscellaneous Gun Parts was made from surplus USOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptional example of a genuine British "Brodie" Mark II steel helmet that is dated 1942 on the shell, and 1943 on the liner. The stamping on the underside of the rim reads: 017 I BMB 1942 B. M. B. stands for Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd., who produced Brodie helmets during the war from 1939 to 1943. The paint appears to be in very good condition, though it does look to have been field repainted once. Shell is