BELGIAN ARMY BRODIE-PATTERN STEEL HELMET - POST-WAR, LATE 1940S

A BELGIAN ARMY STEEL HELMET OF BRODIE PATTERN (BROAD-BRIMMED DESIGN), FINISHED IN OLIVE DRAB PAINT WITH A PAINTED BELGIAN TRICOLOUR FLAG DECAL (BLACK, YELLOW AND RED VERTICAL STRIPES) APPLIED TO ONE SIDE OF THE DOME. A HANDWRITTEN COLLECTOR TAG ATTACHED TO THE INTERIOR READS (1949) BELGIUM ARMY HELMET POST WAR LATE 1940S.

CONSTRUCTION AND FEATURES:
* PRESSED STEEL SHELL IN BRODIE BROAD-BRIMMED PATTERN
* OLIVE DRAB PAINTED FINISH
* BELGIAN TRICOLOUR FLAG DECAL PAINTED ON ONE SIDE
* INTERIOR BROWN LEATHER CRUCIFORM LINER WITH CENTRAL BRASS RIVET AND WASHER
* CANVAS CHIN STRAP WITH BRASS BUCKLE FITTINGS
* ROLLED STEEL BRIM EDGE
* VENTILATION HOLE VISIBLE AT THE CROWN
* PARTIALLY DETERIORATED PAPER LABEL WITH DECORATIVE RED BORDER ADHERED TO INTERIOR BRIM, WITH PARTIAL HANDWRITTEN TEXT VISIBLE

CONDITION:
THE STEEL SHELL SHOWS GENERAL PAINT WEAR, SCUFFING AND SURFACE SCRATCHES ACROSS THE DOME AND BRIM. MINOR SURFACE OXIDATION IS VISIBLE IN PATCHES. THE BELGIAN TRICOLOUR DECAL IS INTACT WITH MINOR EDGE LIFTING. THE INTERIOR LEATHER CRUCIFORM LINER IS PRESENT AND APPEARS SUPPLE WITH LIGHT AGE-RELATED PATINA. THE CANVAS CHIN STRAP IS PRESENT AND INTACT WITH BRASS BUCKLE HARDWARE. A PARTIALLY DETERIORATED PAPER LABEL WITH A DECORATIVE RED BORDER IS ADHERED TO THE INTERIOR BRIM; PARTIAL HANDWRITTEN TEXT APPEARS TO READ SOMETHING FOLLOWED BY WHAT MAY BE A DATE.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 34cm, Depth: 34cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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