Rare WW1 "A" Pattern War Office 1st Type Brodie Steel Helmet

Type "A" War Office 1st pattern helmet with Dark brown rough texture crown with raw edge non - magnetic shell showing traces of factory apple green oricinal paintwork  .Inner brim with faint makers stamp .Sides of brim with wire loop chinstrap loops . Black linen six tongue 1st pattern liner sweatband . Leather chinstrap broken with lower section absent . Liner still just holding in place  ( Most early liners became detatched during wear ) Some service wear, paint chips and minor wear but a good World War one helmet as first used at the battle of the Somme in 1916 .Untouched example and has been left as found .