RESTORATION of an Original WW2 British / Canadian MKII Brodie Helmet! Giving this Helmet a new Life!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Hello my friends! :)
In this video I will show you the restoration project of an original Canadian WW2 MKII Brodie helmet from 1942!
A couple years ago I bought a bunch or WW2 items for a good price.
All the items came from a wet basement, and this MKII helmet was included.
After having this helmet as a display piece for a couple years, I decided now was the time to bring it back to life!
I hope you enjoy the video!
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What's your favorite helmet? 🤔
Good to know got a bit worried there haha
When will u do soviet restoration? Or a soviet reenactment?
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@@adnanbenic8713 😂😂
Have you seen those 1950’s refurbished Mkll Brodies that have a “Sand” paint finish with green elastic Chin straps ?
My favorite helmet is definitely the m1
I remember as a kid in the 1970s the surplus store used to sell the empty unfinished british helmet shells for a dollar, they were black, no liner or straps, just empty shells. American M1 shells were $3.00, German helmets were about $40.00, and italian ones were $15.00. i dont think i saw japanese ones or russian, or any others back then, but, remember, in the 70s, this stuff was really surplus, it wasnt that old, there were millions if em out there, as everybodys dad brought them home from europe after the war... I think my uncle had his jeep cap into the 1980s hanging on a doorknob!
As a young owner of 2 original British ww2 helmets, the Brodie will always be a favourite of mine, one of which is my great grandfathers, it is one the largest sizes but unfortunately due to years or layers of paint and being dropped, the stamps have become long gone, but now it's mine, alongside a Zuckerman Helmet I think they're called
Amazing that you own his helmet, a very special piece of family history!
Fantastic video
just some advice on using spray paint: instead of shaking it while spraying and almost putting the entire coat in one go, try to go in lines from left to right (or the other way around) on a distance of 20cm. Very light first coat and do like 3 or 4 coats. This will give a way better endresult
Thanks for the tip!
Love to watch your restoration videos!
I'm happy to hear that!
this is the 781th view - Brodie helmets were used back In WWI and WWII during battlefields in the World Wars
I pull the spray nozzles off of empty cans that worked well when I used them. You can put them in a jar of solvent to soak for a while then blow them out with a 'canned air' duster. Use the skinny red straw that comes with the duster. If I run into a can of paint with a nozzle that acts up, I switch nozzles out until one functions the way I want. Nozzles can have different spray patterns, keep a bunch handy. It's saved me grief a few times. Oh, and shaking the can isn't the problem, it's the fit of those nozzles. I have had problems with those myself several times. Pro 🤥 Tip: Some nozzles are stemmed and fit into the paint can, some are stemless and the can's stem fits into the base of the nozzle. Keep a variety of nozzles!
Thanks for the tips!
Yayyyy, More British stuff! Hope to see some more British reenacting again, and glad to see the famous table getting some more work on top of it (:
brother was lit
Haha, yes.. That table has a lot of paint on it.. 😂😂
You should spend the night in the trench with British Uniforms and equipment
Great Restoration, love your videos. You inspired me to reenact, and I have to thank you for the entertainment, and for keeping History Alive!
Thanks for your nice comment!
after a tiring day at school, a history secrets video was needed!🤩🔥❤
Hahaha, enjoy!!
I agree!
20 minutes of Nick restoring a helmet can’t wait!!!
Enjoy!! 😄
@@History-Secrets it was an amazing watch Nick keep it up
Are u being sarcastic or serious
@@wolfe0.10k2 I’m being serious. What makes it think I’m being sarcastic
Such a simple design, but truly iconic, when someone is tasked to think of an "army helmet", this is one of the first things they think of with the M1.
Sick! Looks like my Brodie at 0:32 love the videos!
Hey HS what's your favorite helmet or things you have restored?
I love all helmets, but my favorite helmets are German ones!
@@History-Secrets same I love watching you restore and dig the All helmet because they each have a different story:)
Love your videos 🇩🇰😄😄
warm the spray can in some hot water before using , it increases the pressure and makes the paint flow alot nicer , also clean the nozzle in some cellulose thinners when it becomes blocked 👍
Thanks for the tip!
Nice helmet ,good job, although GSW ceased production of all steel combat helmets in early 1942 and for the rest of the war went over to only making mild steel non combat shells for canadian public service organisations like the police,fire,ambulance,civil defence and air raid services,hence the original remnants of the non combat colour before the restoration,but at least its survived.
Thanks you! Interesting information! 😄
Really nice video!
I didnt have anything to do and then you uploaded. Couldnt be better timing!
Haha, I'm happy to hear that!
i love watching these restoration videos they're so satisfying
I'm glad you like them!
No joke, by far my favorite youtuber, I look up too all of your videos and I do hope too be an amazing reenactor like you! Thank you for all the great content that you put out, can't wait for more!
That's so nice to hear!! Of course you will be an amazing reenactor!!
Hey nick could you do your next trench video as a fallschirmjäger and my favorite helmet is the m38 paratrooper helmet
jes weer een nieuwe video nik ik ben zo blij dat ik je kanaal heb gevonden door jouw ben ik ook begonen met colecten
The Austria Hungary stalhelm from WW1 is my favorite
I love the vids keep it up
Dear Nick, I am currently restoring a US civil defense Helmet, only problem as I can’t seem to find a reproduction chinstrap.
Ah yes, these straps aren't so common.. Maybe you can find a way to make one? By buying some canvas straps maybe?
Thank you
shame you couldn't get a panel beater to take those dents out. Had that problem myself with those spray cans. Enjoyed watching thanks for sharing
I always get excited when you upload a new video 😁
I'm happy to hear that!
My favorite helmet is the m1 helmet I also got a WW2 canteen and canteen cup to day great video
Enjoy the video mate I got one of these helmet can't wait for the next video mate love history and ww2and ww1👍
I love your videos i made my own ww2 u.s uniform and your so funny
Nice
Do more videos of restaurations👌new sub 🇲🇽
My favorite helmet is the m17 doughboy helmet. Love restoration videos keep it up greetings from Maine
Hey I was wonder if I could maybe get one of those helmets?
one of those helmets looked like a Japensese type 90 helmet
TEA AND CRUMPETS ☭COMRADE☭ ! This is beautifull ! Nice work.
Vodka and Pickles ☭COMRADE ☭ let’s go back to the motherland
🔥🔥
Those fighter jets were called tornadoes
I have an original ww2 British turtle helmet dated 1945 origanl lined chin strap and helmet net i got it for 45 pound the guy who sold it me didn't know anything about it great buy
I post an no one replies or sees it 😂
This is my favorite helmet i wish i could buy it
Oh Jolly good, a restoration video and it's a British Mk II Brodie Helmet, Good on you, mate.
Note: I just had to go with the British style accent, it's just too good.
Hahaha, thank you for watching!
@@History-Secrets Thank you, for making incredible content.
I love history and these vids scratch that itch
Just a quickie Nick. For your info the helmet is referred to as a Mark 2 and not MK2.
Ah yes, I totally forgot to mention that! 😂
It would have to be the M 35 Stahlhelm or the M1 helmet
My great grand father was in the 5th Canadian medium artillery and wore a Brodie helmet.I’ve got his medals and personal information on him.
That's amazing!!
Thank you
My great uncle landed on Juno with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, unfortunately I have nothing of his.
At least you can say my great uncle stormed the beeches of Normandy
Very nice video again your the reason I also started collecting and making videos would be awesome to meet you once in real life greetings from ww2guy1
Thank you for watching!!
Its very Nice you do a retoration again Nick.
Have you change your intro Music or is it just me
Thanks! I like to use different music now and then, haha!
I love British helmets and german helmet.
I always wait for a new upload!
where did you find the repro liner ?
Hi history secrets I think you might have a ww1 1937 reissued British helmet nice find and great vid thx
I obviously didn’t watch the vid properly 😂😂😭
Yer sos 😂is 😅
I think it turned out great, especially when you compare it to the beginning.
imigane how happy the soldier who wore that helmet would be to see it restored🙂
I hope he likes it!
he probibly would be
He probably would of liked it🌟
He would be crying happily in heaven
Great job nick! Looks great 👍
Thanks!!
Metaldetecting video ? 🤔
You know, I really like those fast tactical ballistic helmet.
these videos are always amazing
I'm glad you like them!
Hi nick, I have a stahlhelm that I have to restore, I searched information on it on the online databases using the information I have but haven’t found anything? Could you pls try to help me since I know you have that stahlhelm book? It’s an m40 made in quist, size 68, lot number 8866 or 3866, can’t really figure out as the first number is quite worn. Thanks you and keep up your videos, I love them!
Hello! I just checked for these numbers in my book, but sadly, a lot of numbers are missing here, and I can't find these numbers!
@@History-Secrets well, thanks anyways, I’ll just restore it as a single decal heer then
Nick incase you didn't already, clear the nozzle by holding the cans upside down and spray untill the ''mist'' is clean after you're done :) Will prevent clogging in the future. Love your channel! Stay awesome!
Btw obviously the nozzles have to be free of gunk, otherwise spraying upside down won't work either
What a great helmet!! Love restoration videos!!🪖🪖🪖💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you!!
I wish I had those items too... :D
Nice video as always man! o7 btw any news about the second part of the "Former Elite school" ? take care of you Nick! from a Swedish fan!
Thank you for watching! I wasn't able to finish part 2, because the building was sold. But now I am able to go inside again, and continue filming for part 2!
@@History-Secrets okey I see! thank you for replying! take care dude! o7
It’s always a good day when you upload 😄
-Early war the British had brown helmets
-Later war they hade green
It would be nice if it really was that simple, though it sort of was for Canadian production. But for British production it depended on which manufacturer made the shell and when. Both shades of green and brown were used concurrently by different companies during the same periods and some manufacturers flitted between green and brown shades depending on availability of green pigment. That's without getting into what the Army prescribed for refinishing helmets, which was khaki-green No.3 for most of the war, until they settled on "paint everything brown" in late 44/early 45, but at lower levels helmets could be repainted on whatever colour and shade they had kicking around.
Very nice
Amazing video Nick!!!
Have you gotten anymore new items to add to your museum?
Not too much at this point!
Really nice video! i love that restoration
i have a shell too and i needed a helmet liner for the MK2 so can you please tell me where you bought it and where can i find that green paint or is there a RAL nummber?
greetings Niko
I bought the paint from a German website called militärlacke. The liners come from IMA.
@@History-Secrets thank you
thats really good i`m from germany but what is IMA is there a full name?
@@nikonikox International Military Antiques!
I hope I can see some more of these restoration videos
I love watching your restoration videos! You should show us that USAAF flak helmet one day!
these are my favorite videos keep up the work
I'm glad you like them!
I really really love your video
Thank you!!
Good vid.
Interesting to learn that later helmets were painted 'brown'. Was that for canadian use only, as I've never heard of it before.
I restored a couple of MkII helmets over twenty years ago, and went with the offical 'green' mix which was made up of 1 part lamp black to 1 part yellow ochre, which illogically, makes the green shade as used on the British MkII.
Both helmets were RO stamped for 1940 and 1941.
I used an equal mix Humbrol matt black (Hu33), and Humbrol matt Khaki (Hu26), dabbed on with a sponge for painting, as making your own paint from raw ingredients is a bit of a handful.
history secrets i have a question in terms of restoration of a brodie helmet i bought a original ww2 raf brodie helmet and whats the best paint to use for it?
Good video👍🏻
Wonderfull video Nick🔥
Thank you!!
Wow very nice 👍
Hoi Nick, een vraag waar heb je het kinriempje vandaan? En de binnenhelm, ben op zoek naar goede reproducties😃😃😃😉
great video would love to see more restorations in the future
Thank you for watching!
Great to see you posting again brother 🎉
Great job my MK2 1942 A.M.C is shining green rub it down and start again with it thanks for the help
More restoration video's, i love these!!
Nick will you be in Overloon this weekend?
I'm glad you like them! Sadly not..
@@History-Secrets No problem. It would be nice to meet you someday!
Love restoration videos! I also love any video that had to do with Canada in WW2! Unfortunately compared to others, Canada doesn’t receive as much attention as it should. Aside from the Netherlands, who gives us 20,000 flowers annually (since 1945, when they gave us 100,000) as thanks for the liberation and the sheltering of Princess Julianna in Ottawa during WW2!
I have a Canadian helmet stamped “C.L/C. 1942”, which indicates it was manufactured by Canadian Motor Lamp Co. in Windsor, Ontario, who made them from 1940-1943. What I love about Canadian helmets (and any for the matter) is that there are so many different ones to collect. I find the markings on GSW helmets to be interesting especially, I love the different markings for different departments. Like “D.P. & H.” is the Department of Pensions and Health.
Unfortunately I find Canadian helmets to be often way overpriced. No way should anyone ever be selling a lone shell without even a chinstrap for $150. Maybe if it had some flash often not seen, but for a plain C.L/C. shell that’s way too overpriced. Luckily I got my complete helmet with the multicoloured net for cheaper than that, and it comes with a complete, unbroken chinstrap.
Another great video Nick! Keep up the great work!
I agree with you! They should get more attention.. The city I was born in, was actually liberated by the Canadians! 🇨🇦
@@History-Secrets Might I ask what city? My 7th cousin, Leo Major liberated Zwolle, and I also have another cousin who was in the RCAF and flew 7 missions before being shot down on the 8th after having been tasked with bombing the Sterkrade-Holten synthetic oil plant on the outskirts of Essen!
@@cavalier1649 no way you're related to Leo Major(le rambo Québécois), that's dope. I also got a helmet stamped “C.L/C. 1942” but was wondering what colour to paint it.
The surface of the helmet in the early war years were smooth. Later the British and probably the other commenwealth countries textured the surface in the factory. You actually might have scrubbed of the original factory applied texture. I personaly would just brush loose rust of and use a rust convertor. I use the HG brand. I have a jar filled with it for treatment of small object,. Just dip it in and leave it for about 15-20 minuted, or regulary check it. It also can be diluted with water for use with larger objects. The reason your cans are not working propperly might be temperature. The paint and or gas should be room temperature. Than just leave it in a regular warm room for a while that will help the paint. The gas can be warmed up by putting the can in luke warm water for about 10 minutes. Never ever use hot water! Bottoms of cans have known to dent outwards! if the cans had been used before I would advice replacing the nozzle with one that you know that works. If a can is empty and the nozzle worked well until the end keep it as a spare. A nice finishing would be a two tone green and brown , Canadian, helmet net.
I think it's mark mkII, i see the second I on the right like "MK I I", it's just erased with the time
Ps: Sorry for my bad english
If you are interested, I have a mint condition complete GSW 1941 dated brodie which i would sell. I am located in the US
Hi Nick, great restoration, what was the RAL No's of the brown & green paint that you used
Mark
Scrubby hammer or actual hammer man I’ll take that scrubby hammer any day
Finally! just showing my collection to my friends you where the biggest inspiration! Thanks!
That's so awesome to hear!!
@@History-Secrets Thanks and great canadian/British helmet
Question. Why did the British/Canadians made. A helmet. Formed. As. A turtle shell
nice video
Surely you didn’t watch it all the way through
Haha, I'm glad you can already tell it's good! 😂👌
I think if you got the Thompson that would be cool it’s my favorite American weapon of ww2
could you maybe make a video where you explain all the different (common) helmets of ww2 and how to properly identify them? (i know there is a lot but it would be realy interesting)
How does it take you so long to realize the problem with the cans isn't solved by shaking since it has nothing to do with the content of the can, just the actuator that's broken...? Get a different can
So cool
My favourite helmet is the me Brodie. Is that how you say it. I should know it because I’m a Brit.
nice video and it gives me inspiration for my Mk2 so where did you bought the liner??