Steel bullet-proof observation helmet for the trenches.
Published / Created:
[London?] : [Daily Mail?], [1915?]
Physical Description:
1 photograph : gelatin silver ; 13.3 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Photographs
Notes:
Title from caption on the verso of the photograph. The printed text continues: "The following from 'The Daily mail' special correspondent at the front, Mr. J.V. Williams, shows the necessity for head protection. 'Exposure of the head above the trenches for a fraction of a second means almost certain death. I had perforce to walk through the blood of a man shot through the head and killed instantly but a minute before as the price of thrusting his head above the parapet for a few seconds.' The late Lieut. Gladstone, M.P., was shot in this way. The helmet consists of a steel cap to which is attached a V-shaped steel screen reaching to the bottom of the chin. In the screen is cut two fine slits through which clear view is taken, without a danger to the eyes. The helmet being all angles bullets striking glance off, and thus reduce the force of the impact. Designed by H.P. Miller." A note at foot reads "Accepted by the War Office."
Subject Terms:
Gladstone, William Glynne Charles, 1885–1915. | Miller, H. P. | Great Britain. Army -- Equipment. | Helmets -- Great Britain. | World War, 1914–1918.