Original British WWII King's Royal Rifle Corps Painted MkII Brodie Helmet - Discovered in Italian Barn Circa 1960s UZI The mounts and scabbard are

The mounts and scabbard are nickel plated indicating that this was intended for full parade use

so any Spencer rifle is somewhat rare

Original Item: IMA offered these for sale some twenty years ago having purchased them in South Africa

and there is a size 53 stamped on the other side

Civil war and long after

Original British WWII King's Royal Rifle Corps Painted MkII Brodie Helmet - Discovered in Italian Barn Circa 1960s UZI The mounts and scabbard areOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a genuine British Mark II steel helmet, which came to us with a tale of having been found in an Italian Barn sometime in the 1960s. We have no way of validating this other than word of mouth. The stamping on the underside of the shell is worn away and cant be found, as British Manufactured helmets were often marked before they were stamped, which stretches out the markings. This helmet