MkII TRO Helmet
It’s a BMB (no visisble date) helmet with a BMB 1939 liner, in obvioulsy poor condition. The helmet was original black, the outside was painted white/cream at one point and has some marking on the front which I can’t make out. This has been overpainted in yellow and the T.R.O. added back and front.
The strap fixings are off center and have been punched again but as a mirror image, and off center again. Somebody has attempted to clean or preserve it with some sort of oil which has dried, I haven’t bothered to clean it.
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The only yellow painted helmets I know of are the Gas Identification Officers, I have also seen a black one for sale on e-bay (below) a few years ago.
Does anybody know what it could be?
Steve
Here is my first WWII EKII, a salty one that came with an envelope. I bought it thinking it was unmarked, however I was pleased to discover that the ring is stamped "55" for J.E. Hammer & Sohne. I like worn and "been there" items, and while this pales in comparison to the mint and shiny examples out there, I am pleased!
