These pictures show my latest Canadian made Helmet. It's the same as the British MK II. I know this helmet is made in Canada in 1941 by the letters stamped into the metal. GSW = General Steel Wares, the manufacturer from Toronto Ontario in Canada. You can see the GSW stamped. The letter I is the lot code.
The liner in this helmet is not original, it is a post-war dutch liner.
After the war this helmet is re-furbished and re-painted for use by the Dutch Bescherming Bevolking. (Civil Defense)
Hopefully, I can obtain an original Canadian-made liner in the future.
GSW = General Steel Ware
I = lot code
1941 = year of production
MK I = difficult to see
This helmet has been re-painted several times.
Original Canadian green next BB grey and then Blok Hoofd white.
More pictures see Blok Hoofd-part 2
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See also my helmets used by the BB:
Canada Helmet, Steel, Mark II
United Kingdom Mark III BMB 1944 Dutch BB
The Netherlands M34 Bescherming Bevolking Helmet
The Netherlands MKII BB
The Netherlands MKII BB Block Head
Beret The Netherlands Bescherming Bevolking
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