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The '''Brodie helmet''' is a [[steel]] [[combat helmet]] designed and patented in London in 1915 by [[Latvians|Latvian]] inventor John Leopold Brodie ({{lang|lv|Leopolds Janno Braude}}). A modified form of it became the '''Helmet, Steel, Mark I''' in Britain and the '''M1917 Helmet''' in the US. Colloquially, it was called the '''shrapnel helmet''', '''battle bowler''', '''Tommy helmet''', '''tin hat''', and in the United States the '''doughboy helmet'''. It was also known as the dishpan hat, tin pan hat, washbasin and Kelly helmet. The [[German Army (German Empire)|German Army]] called it the ''Salatschüssel'' (salad bowl).<ref name="Helmet M-1917">{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/helmet17.htm |chapter=The M-1917 Helmet |title=U.S. Combat Helmets of the 20th Century |first=Mark A. |last=Reynosa |location=Atglen, PA |publisher=Schiffer Publ. |year=1997 |isbn=9780764303579 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/uscombathelmetso00reyn}}</ref>

==Background==
[[File:Ilwarnews brodie.jpg|thumb|''[[The Illustrated War News]]''—17 November 1915<br/>The caption reads: "Head-wounds have been more than usually numerous during the war, owing to the [[Trench warfare|trench-fighting]], and more than usually severe, owing to the extensive use of shrapnel. But the danger, although it cannot be avoided, can be minimised. Our Army has now followed the French by adopting steel helmets, calculated to stop shell-splinters and shrapnel. Even in cases of extreme risk, not only has death been avoided, but injuries have been confined to bruises or superficial wounds. Cases have occurred in which the wearers have been hit, but saved by these helmets from what without them would have meant certain death. The fur coats, as they did last year, mean mitigation of the rigours of winter. The French helmets are known as "Adrians," after their inventor. (Photo by Illustrations Harrow)."]]

At the outbreak of [[World War I]], none of the combatants provided their troops with steel helmets. Soldiers of most nations went into battle wearing cloth, felt or leather headgear that offered no protection from modern weapons.

A significant partial exception to this lack was the German [[Pickelhaube#In World War I|''Pickelhaube'']].  Like other army helmets of 1914, it was made out of leather; but it also had a significant number of steel inserts, which offered some head protection. This included the top spike, originally used to stop strikes from an enemy hand-held sabre.

The huge number of lethal head wounds that modern artillery weapons inflicted upon the [[French Army]] led them to introduce the first modern steel helmets in the summer of 1915.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.militarytrader.com/military-trader-news/the_first_modern_steel_combat_helmet_the_french_adrian |title=The first modern steel combat helmet: the French 'Adrian' |first=Peter |last=Suciu |work=Military Trader |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://militaryheadgear.com/countries/91-Croatia/garments/115-Infantry-Helmets |title=Infantry Helmets |work=Military Headgears |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714094102/http://www.militaryheadgear.com/countries/91-Croatia/garments/115-Infantry-Helmets |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref> The first French helmets were bowl-shaped steel skullcaps worn under the cloth caps. These rudimentary helmets were soon replaced by the Model 1915 [[Adrian helmet]], designed by [[Louis Auguste Adrian|August-Louis Adrian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://salg71.free.fr/index.html |title=Heaumes Page |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130020747/http://salg71.free.fr/index.html |archive-date=November 30, 2006 }}</ref> The idea was later adopted by most other combatant nations.

==Origins==
At about the same time, the British [[War Office]] had seen a similar need for steel helmets. The War Office Invention Department was ordered to evaluate the French design. They decided that it was not strong enough and too complex to be swiftly manufactured. British industry was not geared up for an all-out effort of war production in the early days of World War I, which also led to the [[Shell Crisis of 1915|shell shortage of 1915]].

John Leopold Brodie (1873–1945), born Leopold Janno Braude<ref>{{cite web |title=Oxford Biography Index entry – John Brodie |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/109/101109198/ |publisher=Oxford University Press }}</ref> in [[Riga]], was an entrepreneur and inventor who had made a fortune in the gold and diamond mines of [[South Africa]] but was working in London at that time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalohistorygazette.net/2010/11/brodie-hat.html |title=Brodie's "Tin Hat" |date=1 November 2010 |website=www.buffalohistorygazette.net |publisher=The Buffalo History Gazette |access-date=10 August 2016 }}</ref> A design patented by him in August 1915 offered advantages over the French helmet. It was constructed in one piece that could be pressed from a single thick sheet of steel, giving it added strength and making it simple to manufacture. Brodie's patent deals mainly with the innovative lining arrangements; an engineer called Alfred Bates of the firm of Willis & Bates of [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax, Yorkshire]], manufacturer of [[Vapalux]] [[Kerosene lamp#Mantle lamp|paraffin pressure lamp]]s, claimed that he was asked by the War Office to find a method of manufacturing an anti-shrapnel helmet and that it was he who had devised the basic shape of the steel shell; some newspaper articles are the only evidence for this claim.<ref>Liddle, Dr Peter (2016), [https://books.google.com/books?id=xAWkDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22John+Leopold+Brodie%22&pg=PA182 ''Britain and a Widening War, 1915–1916: From Gallipoli to the Somme''], Pen & Sword Military, {{ISBN|978-1-47386-717-8}} (p. 182)</ref>

Brodie's helmet resembled designs from past eras, in particular the medieval infantry [[kettle hat|kettle hat or ''chapel-de-fer'']] and the samurai/ashigaru [[Jingasa|jingasa helmet]], unlike the German ''[[Stahlhelm]]'', which resembled the medieval [[sallet]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Edwards|first1=Nina|title=Dressed for war : uniform, civilian clothing and trappings, 1914–1918|date=2013|publisher=Tauris|location=London|isbn=9781780767079|page=26}}</ref> The Brodie had a shallow circular crown with a wide brim around the edge, a leather liner and a leather chinstrap. The helmet's soup-bowl shape was designed to protect the wearer's head and shoulders from [[shrapnel shell]] projectiles bursting from above the trenches. The design allowed the use of relatively thick steel that could be formed in a single pressing while maintaining the helmet's thickness. This made it more resistant to projectiles but it offered less protection to the lower head and neck than other helmets.

The original design (Type A) was made of [[Carbon steel|mild steel]] with a brim {{convert|1.5|–|2|in|mm}} wide. The Type A was in production for just a few weeks before the specification was changed and the Type B was introduced in October 1915. The specification was altered at the suggestion of Sir [[Robert Hadfield]] to a harder steel with 12% [[manganese]] content, which became known as [[Hadfield steel]] and was virtually impervious to shrapnel hitting from above.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dunstan |first1=Simon |first2=Ron |last2=Volstad |title=Flak Jackets: 20th Century Military Body Armour |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=1984 |location=London |page=5 |isbn=0-85045-569-3}}</ref> Ballistically, this updated specification increased protection for the wearer by 10%. It also had a narrower brim and a more domed crown.

[[File:Cheering soldiers (4688525688).jpg|thumb|The [[Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)|Loyal North Lancashire Regiment]] showing off their new Brodie helmets (1916).]]
The original paint scheme, suggested by Brodie, was a mottled light green, blue and orange camouflage but they were also painted in green or blue-grey.<ref name=bull>{{cite book |last1=Bull |first1=Stephen |first2=Adam |last2=Hook |title=World War I Trench Warfare (1): 1914–16 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2002 |location=Oxford; New York |pages=10–11 |isbn=1-84176-197-4}}</ref>

The weight of a lined Mark I helmet was approximately {{convert|2.4|lb|kg}}.<ref>[https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2014/06/ww1-combat-helmet-technology-the-brodie-steel-helmet/ WW1: Combat helmet technology – the Brodie steel helmet]</ref>

==Service==

The first delivery of the Brodie to [[British Army]] troops took place in September 1915, at the rate of 50 per battalion. Initially, there were far from enough helmets to equip every man, so they were designated as trench stores, to be kept in the front line and used by each unit that occupied the sector. By early 1916, about a quarter of a million had been made, and the first action in which the Brodie was worn by all ranks was the [[Sint-Elooi|Battle of St Eloi]], in April.

Although the helmet's benefits were recognised, there was criticism from several quarters, including [[Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer|General Herbert Plumer]], who said that the helmet was too shallow and too light-reflective, its rim was too sharp, and its lining was too slippery. It was decided to introduce a number of improvements, and from May supplies of the modified helmet, designated the Mark I, began to arrive. It had a separate folded rim, a two-part liner, and matte [[khaki]] paint finished with sand, sawdust, or crushed cork to give a dull, non-reflective appearance.<ref name=bull/>

By the summer of 1916 the first million helmets had been produced, and they were issued to all troops.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sheffield |first1=Gary |title=War on the Western Front: In the Trenches of World War I |publisher=Osprey Publishing |year=2007 |location=Oxford; New York |page=227 |isbn=978-1-84603-210-3}}</ref>

Troops from other countries also used the Brodie helmet, including the [[Military of the United States|United States Armed Forces]], when they began to deploy in France late in 1917. The [[government of the United States|United States government]] initially purchased some 400,000 helmets from Britain. From January 1918 the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] began to use helmets manufactured in the US and these helmets were designated M1917.<ref name="Helmet M-1917"/> The steel helmet was known to the troops as a tin hat, or, for the officers,{{dub|date=September 2022}} a battle bowler (from [[bowler hat]]). British soldiers soon identified with their helmets, much as French and German soldiers.<ref>Tenner, Edward, and Edward Tenner. ''Our own devices: The past and future of body technology''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003, p. 251{{ISBN?}}</ref>

By the end of the war some 7.5 million Brodie helmets had been produced, including 1.5 million M1917 helmets for use by American forces.

===Interwar and World War II===
[[File:Infantryman in 1942 with M1 Garand, Fort Knox, KY.jpg|thumb|U.S. Army Infantryman in 1942 wearing a M1917A1 helmet]]
From 1936, the Mark I helmet was fitted with an improved liner and an elasticated, sprung [[webbing]] chin strap. This final variant served until late 1940, when it was superseded by the slightly modified Mk II, which served the British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces throughout World War II. British paratroopers and airborne forces used the [[Helmet Steel Airborne Troop]].

Several Commonwealth nations, such as [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Canada]] and [[South Africa]], produced local versions of the Mk II, which can be distinguished from those made in Britain.

During this period, the helmet was also used by the [[British Police|police]], the [[fire brigade]] and [[Air Raid Precautions|ARP]] wardens in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. The helmets for the ARP wardens came in two principal variants, black with a white "W" for wardens and white with a black "W" for senior ranks (additional black stripes denoted seniority within the warden service); however numerous different patterns were used.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.military-history.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/London-Blitz-Civil-Defence-Helmets.jpg |title=London Blitz Civil Defence Helmets |work=military-history.org |year=2014 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> A civilian pattern was also available for private purchase, known as the [[Zuckerman helmet]], which was a little deeper but made from ordinary mild steel.

[[File:Hegra Fortress - group of soldiers 1940.jpg|thumb|Norwegian soldiers at the [[Battle of Hegra Fortress]] in 1940, a few wearing Mark I helmets]]
The [[Norwegian Army]] adopted the Mark I helmet in 1915, eventually importing a total of 10,000 examples. Some of the imported helmets had a helmet plate with the [[Coat of arms of Norway|Norwegian coat of arms]] affixed to the front. The Mark I remained in Norwegian service throughout the [[interwar period]], alongside Swedish helmets acquired in the 1930s. The helmets were among the equipment issued to Norwegian forces in World War II, seeing service in the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]] against invading German forces.<ref>{{cite book |last=Strøm |first=Knut Erik |date=1996 |title=Hærens uniformer i vårt århundre – et billedhefte |series=Forsvarsmuseets småskrift no. 15 |location=Oslo |publisher=[[Armed Forces Museum (Norway)|Armed Forces Museum]] |pages=27– |isbn=82-91218-11-0 |language=no }}</ref> In the first post-war years, the Mark I helmet remained in service with the Norwegian Army, alongside the American [[M1 helmet]], Swedish helmets, and [[Stahlhelm]]s left behind by the capitulated [[German occupation of Norway|German occupation forces]].<ref>Strøm, p. 39</ref>
[[File:JerusalemFW1940.jpg|thumb|Jewish Civil Defense group in Jerusalem in 1942. The group served as ARP Fire Wardens, equipped with water hoses and buckets, some wearing FW (Fire Watcher) Brodie helmets. Men are in uniform while women wear plain clothes. Composer [[Josef Tal]] stands next to the woman with a black sweater.]]
[[File:91ID_M1917_Helmet.jpg|thumb|M1917 helmet worn by a [[Doughboy]] of the [[91st Infantry Division (United States)|91st Division]] in France in 1918]]

In 1944, the British supplemented it with a significantly modified design, known as the [[Mk III helmet|Mk III "Turtle" helmet]].

The U.S. Army used the basic Brodie-patterned M1917 helmet until 1942 with some modifications, which included a totally new liner and canvas chin strap. It was finally superseded by the [[M1 helmet]] in 1942 and passed down to civil defence.

The helmet was the inspiration for the name of the [[Memorable Order of Tin Hats]] (or the MOTH), a brotherhood of ex-front-line soldiers founded in 1927 by [[Charles Evenden]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.moth.org.za/about-us/|title=About Us – M.O.T.H|work=M.O.T.H|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Variants==
===United Kingdom===
*'''Brodie's Steel Helmet, War Office Pattern, Type A''': the original 1915 helmet with the shell made from magnetic mild steel.
*'''Brodie's Steel Helmet, Type B''': with the shell made from Hadfield (manganese) steel.
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark I''': introduced in Spring, 1916, a modified version of the Brodie helmet with a wholly redesigned liner and a mild steel rim to the shell. In 1917, a rubber ring or "doughnut" was added between the liner and the top of the shell, and in 1935, the liner and chinstrap were modified to make them removable.
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark I*''': introduced in 1938 and made up from old Mark I shells, but fitted with an all new liner and chinstrap. This was the standard British Army helmet at the start of the Second World War.
[[File:British_helmet.JPG|thumb|right|A British helmet dating from the Second World War, probably a Mark II. The grey finish suggests that it was issued to one of the civil defence services.]] 
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark II''': also introduced in 1938, the Mark II featured a new shell with a non-magnetic rim (so that the wearer could use a [[magnetic compass]]) and the new liner and chinstrap used in the Mark I*. Early production went to the ARP services, the fire brigade and the police. It was re-designated in July 1940 as the '''Helmet, Steel, Mark II, No 1''' and in the following year, as the '''Helmet, Steel, No 1, Mark 1'''. 
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark II, No 2''': by July 1940, it had been realised that demand for the Mark II helmet could not be met, and so helmets which had either been rejected as substandard, or had been newly manufactured from cheaper mild steel, began to be issued under the designation "Mark II, No 2" to the Home Guard and civilian services. These helmets were marked with between one and four small holes drilled into the rim, showing the level of protection that they would provide. This type of helmet was re-designated in 1941 as the '''Helmet, Steel, No 2, Mark 1'''.<ref>Brayley, Martin J (2008), ''Tin Hats to Composite Helmets: A Collector's Guide'', Crowood Press, {{ISBN|978-1-84797-024-4}} (pp. 58–60)</ref>
[[File:Zuckermanhelmet.jpg|thumb|right|A 1941-dated Zuckerman helmet marked "SFP" for "Street Fire Party".]] 
*'''Helmet, Steel, Civilian''', '''Civilian Protective Helmet''' or '''[[Zuckerman helmet]]''': when it was found that a large number of civilians were needed to keep a lookout for fires started by [[incendiary bomb]]s, an even cheaper mass-produced helmet was required. Designed by a team led by government adviser [[Solly Zuckerman]], the thin mild steel helmet was broadly similar in shape to the military pattern but had a taller crown to the shell, providing space for the helmet to crumple. The simple liner was attached to the shell by a boot lace or string passed through holes in the shell. It was made available to civilian fire watchers at a cost of five [[Shilling (British coin)|shilling]]s and [[Sixpence (British coin)|sixpence]] ( {{Inflation|GBP|{{£sd|s=5|d=6}}|1940|2019|r=0|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}{{Inflation/fn|UK}}) each, starting in December 1940.
*'''Commercial helmets''': in 1939, a number of British companies began to manufacture helmets for sale to concerned civilians. These usually had the appearance of Brodie-style helmets, but were generally made of cheap materials such as cast alloys, leather, resin-impregnated fibre or even [[Bakelite]] (an early form of plastic), and offered little protection to the wearer.<ref>Brayley, pp. 66–67</ref>

===Australia===
*'''Helmet No 1, Mark II''': a 1936 proposal that steel helmets should be manufactured in Australia was put into effect in 1939 by [[Comsteel | The Commonwealth Steel Company]]. The helmets were copies of the British Mark II but lacked the rim. More than two million were produced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/helmet-no1-mkii---australia.html |title=Helmet No.1, Mk.II |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com |publisher=The OCAD Collection |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817163302/http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/helmet-no1-mkii---australia.html |archive-date=17 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Belgium===
*'''M1949''': a post-war Belgian-made copy of the Mark II helmet. The shell was identical to the British original, except that the liner fixing screw on the crown sat in a small indentation. The liner was of Belgian design and the chinstrap was copied from the British Mark III helmet.<ref>Brayley, pp. 19–20</ref>

===Canada===
[[File:Canadian Troops in England, 1942 TR98.jpg|thumb|right|Canadian troops wearing Mark II helmets; England, 1942.]]
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark II''': having purchased British helmets in the First World War and at the outbreak of the Second, Canadian helmet production commenced in 1940. The helmets were identical to the British original, except that the rubber "bumper" pads in the lining were only fitted to horizontal helmet band and not to the vertical bands. The Mark II continued in front-line service with Canadian forces until March 1960.<ref>Brayley, pp. 25–26</ref>

===New Zealand===
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark II''': in 1940, an order for 30,000 steel helmets could not be fulfilled by the United Kingdom, so production commenced in New Zealand. Manufactured by [[General Motors New Zealand]] and the New Zealand Railway Workshops using presses and sheet steel imported from Australia, 54,000 Mark II had been made by 1942 with Australian and British liners. Surplus helmets were supplied to other Commonwealth and Empire armies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/mkii---new-zealand.html |title=Mk.II. New Zealand |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com |publisher=The OCAD Collection |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817163520/http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/mkii---new-zealand.html |archive-date=17 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Portugal===
*'''M1916''': on Portugal's entry into the First World War in 1916, the country lacked the facilities to produce its own helmets and looked to the United Kingdom. British helmet production at that time was giving priority to their own forces, however the Director of Munitions Supply was able to source a commercially produced version of the Brodie helmet, originally intended to be sold to British officers at the time when helmets were in short supply. Given the Portuguese designation "M1916", it equipped the [[Portuguese Expeditionary Corps]]. Made of thin-gauge steel, the bowl was fluted in an attempt to add strength. However, the fluting actually increased the chances of penetration if a missile hit one of the ridges, so some M1916s were produced with a plain bowl. A simple liner was laced to the solid shell through a series of holes.  
*'''M1917''': the Portuguese designation for the Mark I helmet, which was supplied as soon as the British production facilities became available. 
*'''M1917/30''': in 1930, the M1917 helmets were refurbished with a redesigned leather liner.<ref>Brayley, pp. 93–94</ref>

===South Africa===
*'''Helmet, Steel, Mark II''': like the other [[Dominion]]s in the Second World War, South Africa began to produce copies of the Mark II helmet when they became unobtainable from the United Kingdom. Manufactured by the Transvaal Steel Pressing Syndicate, some one and a half million helmets were produced. Unlike the British Mark II and other copies, the plan of the South African helmets was almost circular rather than oval. Another distinguishing feature was three small holes punched into the rear section of the brim, probably intended to allow the fitting of a neck curtain in hot climates. Surplus South African helmets were supplied to other Allied armies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/mkii---south-africa.html |title=Mk.II Helmet. South African |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com |publisher=The OCAD Collection |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817163123/http://thebrodiehelmet.weebly.com/mkii---south-africa.html |archive-date=17 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===United States===
*'''M1917''': initially the United States purchased 400,000 British Mark I helmets to equip the [[American Expeditionary Forces]] in 1917, and those units which were to integrate with French formations were provided with [[Adrian helmet]]s. The first US-made copies of the Mark I were supplied before the end of 1917 and some 2,700,000 had been made by the end of the war. The M1917 differed little from the British original; different rivets were used to secure the liner, the wire loop onto which the chinstrap was fixed was thicker and the rubber "doughnut" pad was not adopted. However, the US manufacturers were able to produce a shell with better ballistic protection than the original.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
*'''M1917A1''': a redesigned liner and a new webbing chinstrap were approved for service in 1934. This model went into full production in 1941, when 904,020 were produced.
*'''M1917 Civil Defense Helmet''': this helmet was produced to equip the [[United States civil defense#World War II|Civil Defense Corps]] at the start of the war, and differed from the standard helmet in having a simplified liner and thin webbing chinstrap.<ref>Brayley, pp. 112–113</ref>

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==Asbestos concerns==
In May 2014, the UK's [[Health and Safety Executive]], in consultation with the [[Imperial War Museum]], advised that World War I-era helmets were not safe to handle, owing to the likelihood of their containing [[asbestos#Health problems|asbestos]]. It advised that schools should not allow pupils to handle such artefacts, but should instead ensure that the objects were either to be safely disposed of or to have the asbestos removed from the object allowing safe display of the object.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-27391955 |date=14 May 2014 |title=Wartime helmets and gas masks 'dangerous', schools told |work=[[BBC News]] |first=Judith |last=Burns |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Tommy Atkins]]
* [[Doughboy]]
* [[Kettle hat]]
* [[Zuckerman helmet]]
* [[Stahlhelm]]
* [[Adrian helmet]]
* [[Hard hat]]
* [[Headgear of the United States Army]]

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