Original Australian WWII Brodie MkII Steel Helmet with Net by Commonwealth Steel - Dated 1940 German Edged Weapons double RZM circle w/background burnishing”

double RZM circle w/background burnishing” and beneath is the maker’s code “M 7/37” for Robert Klaas of Solingen-Ohligs

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as nickel was considered a metal more critical for the war effort

they have become known as the M40/55 helmet

33 days of action without relief

Original Australian WWII Brodie MkII Steel Helmet with Net by Commonwealth Steel - Dated 1940 German Edged Weapons double RZM circle w/background burnishing”Original Item: Only One Available. This is an great example of a genuine Australian Mark II steel helmet that is dated 1940 on the shell, and 1939 on the liner, and comes complete with a brown helmet net, held on by a wire reinforced tie string. The stamping on the underside of the rim reads: C S. 13089 CS. stands for Commonwealth Steel Company in Australia, who in conjunction with Lysaghts began production in 1939. The chin strap lugs in Australian