Can anyone identify this military helmet? Thanks in advance!

English doughboy?

The American one was close to that too.

Along the rim on the bottom there should be stamps for the manufacturer. I think it may be a British Mark 1 but it's hard to tell.

One of its many names was Tommy helmet.

Original WWII Dated British Brodie Steel Helmet in OD Green - Genuine WW2

You can get them on Amazon for $109

The seamed edges and butterfly hold down on the chin strap tab are a dead giveaway.

Keep in mind that although it has nothing to do with exact identification as in this case, at the start of WWII US military helmets were similar in general appearance.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
Keep in mind that although it has nothing to do with exact identification as in this case, at the start of WWII US military helmets were similar in general appearance.

It’s not a P17…

I’d be interested in any info from the OP about this helmet… any background on it?

Looks like it sat outside for the last 80-100 years

Where is Rogue on this? I would’ve bet he would have a definitive answer with pictures in the first three posts…

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Originally posted by Patriot:
It’s not a P17…

Oh, I must have forgotten to mention that:

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
it has nothing to do with exact identification as in this case ... similar in general appearance.

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Originally posted by RR:
Where is Rogue on this? I would’ve bet he would have a definitive answer with pictures in the first three posts…

It's already been answered. It's a WW1-era British Brodie Mk. 1 helmet. As stated, the split tabs on the chinstrap bails are the giveaway. WW1-era US P17s and WW2-era British Mk. 2s had rivets.

Yep British. The link provided by oldfireguy describes it well and has a couple of pictures for comparison.

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
I’d be interested in any info from the OP about this helmet… any background on it?

It sat in the garage of my grandparents' house for a long, long time. My aunt found it in her quest to do some flower art for her garden club. My great grandfather was a personal bodyguard to the King of Sweden and my grandfather worked in a shipyard as a welder. Not sure if either served during WW1 or how they came into possession of it.

Sweden never used the Brodie helmet, but Norway did from WW1 up through WW2, purchasing their helmets from Britain.

A number of both British and Norwegian soldiers fled over the border into Sweden following the German invasion and occupation of Norway in 1940, where they were interned and their equipment seized. So that's one possible route of acquisition of a British/Norwegian military helmet for someone with Swedish ties.

I have a WW2 German infantry helmet that I was able to identify ... will find the website I use and share as it covered numerous past wars.

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Originally posted by Hildur:

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Originally posted by gearhounds:
I’d be interested in any info from the OP about this helmet… any background on it?

It sat in the garage of my grandparents' house for a long, long time. My aunt found it in her quest to do some flower art for her garden club. My great grandfather was a personal bodyguard to the King of Sweden and my grandfather worked in a shipyard as a welder. Not sure if either served during WW1 or how they came into possession of it.

Thanks for the response- the snippet about your great grandfather is cool- being a bodyguard to a king is a fascinating story itself.