British Leather & Brass Miner's Helmet: WW1 (Dated 1916) M3 Grease Gun Brass attaching hooks for standard

Brass attaching hooks for standard U

This is an wonderful example of a genuine USGI Great War helmet from the Signal Corps of the US army

British industry was not geared up to an all-out effort of war production in the early days of World War I

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British Leather & Brass Miner's Helmet: WW1 (Dated 1916) M3 Grease Gun Brass attaching hooks for standardOriginal Item: One Only! A novel and interesting item dating from 1916 is this leather Miner's Helmet complete with a Brass Carbide Lamp Assembly. Originally developed in the 1800s during the reign of Queen Victoria this primitive illumination system was used right up until WW2. The brass lamp has two compartments, the lower to hold small cubes of carbide and the upper to be filled with water. When turned to the "on" position the water was allowed to