Original British WWII P-37 D-Day Water Bottle Set with Desert Carry Strap Dated 1944 Century this is the next steel

this is the next steel helmet pattern to be adopted by the British after the Dough Boy Brodie helmet of WWI

or maybe proof indeed of the original nomenclature

These are seldom encountered for private purchase as the British Government discourages sales of police surplus and normally require all helmets to be destroyed

" inside a flaming bomb

The M40 helmet substituted stamped air-vents for the pressed grommet air-vents but retained the rolled rim

Original British WWII P-37 D-Day Water Bottle Set with Desert Carry Strap Dated 1944 Century this is the next steelOriginal Item: These are Virtually Unissued British P 1937 Khaki Webbing "Envelope" Water bottle Carriers each containing an enameled British Military Issue water bottle and suspended with an unissued over the shoulder desert tan carry strap. Every carry strap is marked "BAGCRAFT LTD. 1944". In excellent condition, these carry straps were pressed into service for D Day having been an un canceled order for the North African desert campaign which ended