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    Is there any and if so, what are the differences between the Brit Brodie and American Kelly helmets?

    Concerning Helmet comfort, I was in the US Army back when the old "steel pot" was still around. It was a remarkably useful piece of equipment but not made for comfort being "one size fits most." I have a small head and the old pot used to wallow and wobble all around my head. Comfortable it was not!

    I have a late Germanicon Border Guards 'Stahelm' in a good size for me and it is a wonderfully comfortable helmet to wear. I also have an old Swissicon helmet resembling the stahelm style. It is also overlarge for me but still more comfortable than the old 'pot.' Maybe the liners made a difference. They fit over as well as around the head whereas the old GI helmet just had a narrow, about 1" head band to support it.

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