Thought you gents might like to see my 1944 C.L./C Dispatch riders helmet
They are known in the Canadian Service as the Helmet, Crash,Motor Cyclist Steel or A 15550 I would not call it mint but it is in unissued condition and shows some light wear do to storage and handling and the remnants of a sticker or a decal on the outer shell the liner and shell are both dated 1944 the shell is a Mk I steel N# 3 and was manufactured by The Canadian Motorlamp Co. and is marked C.L./C 1944 with the capital letter S impressed in the rear of the shell denoting the size as a small
The liner is in decent condition as well with a few blemishes do to storage the sorbo rubber is still quite supple and pliable and was manufactured by Backstay Standards and bares there company logo BS with in a circle it is in a size 7 there is a C-Broad Arrow stamp hidden behind the leather on the front crash pad .
The later second variation knotted two tone net and goggles were added by me for the purpose of display
Thanks for looking all comments welcome.
Regards Mark
They are known in the Canadian Service as the Helmet, Crash,Motor Cyclist Steel or A 15550 I would not call it mint but it is in unissued condition and shows some light wear do to storage and handling and the remnants of a sticker or a decal on the outer shell the liner and shell are both dated 1944 the shell is a Mk I steel N# 3 and was manufactured by The Canadian Motorlamp Co. and is marked C.L./C 1944 with the capital letter S impressed in the rear of the shell denoting the size as a small
The liner is in decent condition as well with a few blemishes do to storage the sorbo rubber is still quite supple and pliable and was manufactured by Backstay Standards and bares there company logo BS with in a circle it is in a size 7 there is a C-Broad Arrow stamp hidden behind the leather on the front crash pad .
The later second variation knotted two tone net and goggles were added by me for the purpose of display
Thanks for looking all comments welcome.
Regards Mark