dgirardin 11 months ago. Most American helmets lack manufacture marks. dailyinfo[2]=' 8020 Serjeant Charles POOLE "C" Coy. U.S. P17 chinstrap bail var month=mydate.getMonth()+1 Hi! The M1917 Brodie Helmet was manufactured by the Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company (Terre Haute, IN, USA). "Foyle." It was superseded by the Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops or PASGT, a combination type of armour consisting of a ballistics vest and a combat helmet. For instance, we are all familiar with American troops digging up foxholes to serve as make-shift beds and trenches during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and eastern France in the winter of 1944. Missing the chinstrap and liner. 100% refund policy on all items returned within 30 days. dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. dailyinfo[4]=' Matrose Paul KURZKE Torpedoboot "G85" German Navy who died 04/03/1919 CANNOCK CHASE GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY United Kingdom ' | Est. The codeusuallystarts with a Z and is followedby a series of numbers. Heres a photo of a little of the remaining paint, it seems dark grey/green to me, and a photo of the inside. Helmets and Headgear, Shortly after the US declaration of war in April of 1917 the US ordered around 400,000 helmets from the British for use by, the American Expeditionary Force. dailyinfo[22]=' 25368 Quartermaster Serjeant Leonard Henry CADE Meritorious Service Medal 12th Coy. Middlesex Regiment who died 25/02/1921 LADYWELL CEMETERY United Kingdom ' . It was replaced by the M1917AI. There is also a drill hole on rear of the brim. Kings Royal Rifle Corps who died 02/03/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' The real beardy types, anoraks and train spotters would only consider the type A and B as true Brodies. 14th Bde. Classic cars plant of Ford Motor Co of Philadelphia were they were painted and assembled. colour is the paint finish of the helmet, in the photo it looks blue/grey ?. O Gauge garden model railway