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    • RNZAF MkI-A Flight Helmet
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    • M1895 Prussian Pickelhaube
    • NZ SAS Beret

United Kingdom MkII

1938 saw the WWI MkI modified to a more oval shape and improved chinstrap and rexine liner, the MkII was born. This helmet has the first version of the MkI liner (identified by the oval cushion pad in the crown).
The stamps on the underside of the brim "F & L  I  1939" (F & L, Fisher and Ludlow manufacturers of Birmingham 1939). The liner is stamped size "7" and "JCS & W Ltd I 1939" (J Compton Sons and Webb, liner manufacturers 1939).
These MkII helmets remained in service with the British Army (and other Allied and Commonwealth  Forces) well after WWII.
​Below you can see a broad list of the Steel Shell and Liner manufacturers of WWII MkII helmets.
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British Steel Helmet & Liner Manufacturers

Below are some of the more common helmet and liner manufacturers in the UK during WWII.

​HELMET SHELLS:

AMC: Austin Motor Co Cowley.
BMB: Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd of Dagenham.
BS: William Beardmore Steel Co of Glasgow.
EBW: Eveson Bros of Worchester.
EC & CO: E Camelinat & Co Ltd Birmingham.
F & L:Fisher & Ludlow Ltd of Birmingham.
HBH: Harrison Bros & Howson. Sheffield.
Helmets Ltd: Helmets Ltd of Wheathampstead.
JSS: Joseph Sankey & Sons  Ltd Bilston .
WDS: William Dodson & Sons of Birmingham.
RO & CO: Rubery Owen & Co Ltd of Leeds.
SO: Samual Osborne & Co Ltd. Sheffield.
SC: Steel Ceillings Ltd. Hayes.


LINERS:

AG: A.Garstin & Co Ltd.
BMB: Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd of Dagenham
BH & G: Barrow Hepburn & Gale Ltd. London
CCL: Christy & Co Ltd  London
F&L: Fisher & Ludlow Ltd Birmingham.
FFL: Fisher. Foil. Ltd.
G.& S: Gimson & Slater of Nottingham.
Helmets Ltd: Helmets Ltd of Wheathampstead
JCS&W: J. Crompton Sons & Webb Ltd. London
LWL: Lane & Whittaker Ltd.
PPM :Patent Pulp Manufacturing Co Ltd Thetford.
SNL:  S.E.Norris Ltd. Dagenham
TTC:  Teddy Toy Co Ltd. Dagenham
Vero: Everett.W.Vero & Co London


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