| Brodie Helmet | |
|---|---|
 A British Mark I helmet dating from 1917. This was a developed version of the original Brodie helmet and was worn by British Empire and US troops. | |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| Used by | British Empire United States Belgium Israel Jordan Pakistan Portugal Nationalist China |
| Wars | First World War Second Sino-Japanese War Second World War Indonesian National Revolution 1948 Arab-Israeli War Korean War Indo-Pakistan Wars Six-Day War War of Attrition Turkish invasion of Cyprus Operation Bluestar |
| Production history | |
| Designer | John Leopold Brodie |
| Designed | 1915 |
| No. produced | Millions |
| Variants | See Variants |
The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Latvian: 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 called it the Salatschüssel (salad bowl).[1] The term Brodie is often misused. It is correctly applied only to the original 1915 Brodie's Steel Helmet, War Office Pattern.[2]
- ^ Reynosa, Mark A. (1997). "The M-1917 Helmet". U.S. Combat Helmets of the 20th Century. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publ. ISBN 9780764303579.
- ^ "Brodie's Steel Helmet, War Office Pattern". The Brodie Helmet and its derivatives. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2015.