WW2 British Home Front Helmet.
This is a factory helmet with markings on the front D.B &Co, F 11 /1. The F indicates it’s a fire helmet.
On the inside of the rim are the markings F74, BMB 1939, which is the maker “Briggs Motor Bodies (Dagenham) 39-45”
On the headliner it’s marked Size 7 BMB with 1/39. It also has a quality control marker 270.
This helmet is in MINT condition as shown in the photos. It is also featured in the book “Helmets of the Home Front”.
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Please note that the helmet is NOT the one featured in the book ‘Helmets of the Home Front’.
It is a helmet very SIMILAR to the one in the book. This was purely an error on my part.
To confirm, and in case of any misunderstanding, the helmet you are bidding for is the helmet that is in the photos in this auction.
Happy bidding! (:
Thank you