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1941 GSW MKL Canadian WWII Brodie Helmet

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
1941 GSW MKL Canadian WWII Brodie Helmet
For your consideration is this 1941 GSW MKL Canadian WWII "Brodie" helmet. The Brodie helmet, called Helmet, steel, Mark I helmet in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the U.S., is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in 1915 by Englishman John Leopold Brodie. Colloquially, it was called the shrapnel helmet, Tommy helmet, Tin Hat, and in the United States the doughboy helmet. G.S.W. stands for General Steel Wares of Toronto, who made helmets from 1940 to 1942. This is a good helmet in good condition The helmet looks re painted or never used. The measurements of this helmet are 4 1/2" x 12 1/2" x 11 1/2".