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British helmet questions
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The screw is definitley added as you think. It used a long male snap like the lift the dot snaps US gear has. I can't imagine where you'll find that though...
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That could be dificult. What about the copper rivet looking thing Prairie flower leather sells?
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Well, it won't be right but it's better than a plated stove bolt. If you ask around here for a bit, I'll bet someone will have a better alternative.
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The helmet is Canadian....GSW is General Steel Wares
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I agree about trying Prairie Leather Flower as they may have what you need. I bought a replacement bolt for my British WWII helmet.
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The bolt is called a Simmonds nut or fastener by the way.
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I've just had a look at a British one and it's a large, round headed shallow domed brass bolt that goes through the helmet with a brass nut on the inner side. The diameter is pretty much as shown by the outline in the second picture above. The brass has been left to discolour/age of course.
The second one has a 'lift the dot' type rivet rivetted in place so that the liner crown will have a lift the dot fastened inside.
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Peter would you happen to have a picture of the bolt type you spoke of.
similar to this one maybe
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...09/ktldn-1.jpg
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Yep, identical, but painted on the outside
