Mk.II Helmet. South African.

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                                                Mk.II Helmet. South African.

(with personalized graffiti) - (battle-worn condition)

As with other Imperial contingents, South African troops on the Western Front in W.W.I wore the British Brodie or Mk.I helmet. In World War II, South Africa began production of its own helmets, based on the British Mk.II with a copy of the early Lining Mk.I . 

The bodies were made by Transvaal Steel Pressing Syndicate, the linings by Jäger Rand. Nearly 1.5 million helmets were produced. Helmets were provided to the other contingents in North Africa and India. Many ended up in Greece after the War.

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