NAM.2001-05-267-1

British Army bespoke combat helmet, Brodie type, owned by Capt Gerard Howe, 1916 (c) Made by Hawkes and Company, London. With an anti-magnetic finish and the Buffs badge on the front. Round steel helmet with rough grey surface, small ‘button’ on top, and transfer badge of gold dragon and scroll, leather chin strap, shock absorber of metal, rubber and cotton net. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

World War One (1914-1918)