Brit48 1939 The shell cleaned back nicely

The shell cleaned back nicely

The factory stamps appeared when the shell was stripped to bare metal and were very faintly stamped as NS66 (Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke) size 66cm

The steel lot number was found under the flare as 88 (one 8 being faintly stamped) a broad arrow is stamped on the opposite end

What is notable is that the helmet appears to have gone through an evolution

Brit48 1939 The shell cleaned back nicelyBrit48 The shell is an original WW2, British manufactured MkII shell with a stainless steel banded edge. The stainless steel factory chinstrap lugs are the MkII type and are stamped, quite small, II 1939. The factory stamps under the flare are HS 13 (Hadfield Ltd, Shefffield listed as a WW1 helmet shell maker 1916 1919). When acquired the shell had no original paint and the surface was in poor condition with some rust pitting in one section and lots