Original British WWII Camouflage Painted HSAT MKII Paratrooper Helmet By BMB Dated 1944

Original Item: Only One Available. The Helmet Steel Airborne Troops (HSAT) is a paratrooper helmet of British origin worn by paratroopers and members of airlanding units. It was introduced in the Second World War by the British Army and was also used by other Commonwealth armies. It continued to be used in the post-war era until the early 1980's. This lovely example was produced by Briggs Motor Bodies Limited in 1944 for British Airborne Units. Briggs Motor Bodies was a British builder of automotive vehicle bodies and known producer of the WWI Doughboy helmets. The company was a subsidiary of the American Briggs Manufacturing Company. The company had sites in Croydon, Dagenham, Southampton and Romford which during WWII were supplemented by several shadow factories they operated for the Government making items such as Jerry Cans and Helmets (all pressed steel products). In 1953 they were taken over by Ford of Britain. The liner is stamped BMB 19 (7 ⅞) 44, the maker stamp just above the