Army Helmet;British Steel Helmet Mark I Infantry Helmet (WWI)

From Swift Current Museum

Accession Number 2005.x.25

Date 1916

Description A British Steel Helmet Mark I infantry helmet. This model was introduced in the spring of 1916 and was a modified version of the earlier Brodie-style helmets. It had a wholly redesigned liner and a mild steel rim to the shell. In 1917, a rubber ring was added between the liner and the top of the shell. Due to the dangers of this item it has been unable to be examined for the rubber ring, though it appears that no ring exists. Made from a single piece of stamped steel, round crown, brim, leather chin strap, netting and padding inside crown. Markings indicating manufacturer and batch are also unable to be examined due to health and safety concerns. The term Brodie is often mis-used. It only applies to the original 1915 Brodie's Steel Helmet, War Office Pattern.

Materials Steel

Marks/Labels "T. Kail" written on leather band inside helmet, "Kail" etched into underside of brim.

Category Personal Artefacts, Clothing – Headwear, Helmet