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Here we have another British made WW1 helmet stamped D/A 81 = James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield ( Manufacturer ) and Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield ( Steel Supplier ) and Heat/Batch No 81 of steel used. Helmet has US 91st Wild West Division emblem on front. Photo's from other sources.

Here we have a British made WW1 helmet stamped M/A 1 = J&J. Maxfield & Sons Ltd of Sheffield ( Manufacturer ) and Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield ( Steel Supplier ) this has to be the first batch of steel this company produced in 1916, helmet in very good condition for it's age still has it's original liner and chin strap. Photo's from other sources.

Welcome to the forum Greg, your helmet was made by Hutton & Sons of Sheffield, the Steel Supplier being Vickers Ltd of Sheffield.

I have a Mk1, issued to a U.S. soldier, with the markings HV 657, who made this helmet?

This one is an FS 158 that was stamped very off-center. One side is a good 3/4 inch longer than the other.

You can find brass replacement screws and washers on line and second hand original liners also.

hello! Thank you for your prompt response Indeed, i have a belgium helmet too and they are rather different. I took a closer look and see that the round peace of rubber is also present in the belgium rubber X shape. (it age very badly...) so I will try to found a new cross and scew Thanks again

Welcome to the forum Tom, the helmet appears to be British made not Belgium they produced their Brodie helmets post WW2. The stamp mark L33 is the Batch number of Steel used and dated 1941, The BMB liner is missing it's rubber X shape piece which may have been broken off leaving the round piece of rough looking rubber behind. Not all manufacturers stamped their names on the rim, the screw holding the liner in place is not original. Hope this helps.

Hello! I m new in the collectors community and would like to begin a little collection of helmets. I begin with a brodie MK II but I have a fews questions for experts (seems I m in the good place ^^) The one how sell it to me say that it was his grandfather's helmet, how was a Belgium resistant (reason why a tissue badge is glue on the front of the helmet) I wait still a few weeks for a picture how will confirm that before to remove it or no. The big question I ask myself is "what kind of "amortissor" is in the liner. It doesn t look like artisanal and I only found a picture who seems to be the same in this forum (last picture = leon21's picture). Hope you could help me The liner is a BMB 1940 in a reather good condition and the helmet is taged "L33 1941" on the side, near the jugular's fixation. The screw on the top of the helmet is probably more recent. The "amortissor" is particulary stranged . Does this helmet seem coherent to you?

I hadn't heard of him until I discovered the video.