Brit48 1939 The steel lot number was

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

this finish was stripped bare and remains in an unpainted finish

it is not adjustable or functional as a chinstrap

The stainless-steel chinstrap lugs are the MkIII type and are marked III 1943

Brit48 1939 The steel lot number wasBrit48 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