Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Archive measuring 39 mm (w) x

measuring 39 mm (w) x 19

The book covers the period from the Crimean War through to the Falklands and Gulf Wars

enamel chips in inscription rings

" Badge (in silvered bronze with navy blue enamels

(HJ-Feuerwehrschar Ärmelabzeichen)

Canada, CEF. A First War Mark II Helmet, by James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Archive measuring 39 mm (w) xBritish made, in non magnetic steel, with greenish brown textured paint on the exterior and interior. The protective edge of the helmet in magnetic steel. It is stamped with the manufacturer's mark D A likely denoting James Dixon & Sons Ltd of Sheffield as the manufacturer and Edgar Allen & Co Ltd of Sheffield as the supplier to the army, with batch number 121, therefore dating this helmet to 1915 16, Inside, there is a leather framed cradle