WWI British MkI Brodie Helmet Restoration

[peregrinvs]

I haven't finished this yet as I am having problems installing the liner. However, I thought I'd share the progress so far with you.

Some initial pictures as it arrived. The chinstrap retention loops have mostly rusted away and there are some fragments of the liner stuck under the crown rivet.

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This isn't a 'rimless' brodie helmet - i.e. one of those made circa 1915-16 without a folded steel rim around the edge. It's a MkI made circa 1916-18 that has lost it's rim due to corrosion. This is quite common.

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