John leopold brodie. John Leopold Brodie (1873-1945) designed a helmet which resembled a medieval kettle hat. The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Leopolds Janno Braude). Formerly Leopold Janno Braude, he was a businessman and inventor born in what was then Riga, Russia. That’s how the helmet got its official name as well. A Mark 1 steel helmet with leather chin strap, the front of the helmet has an applied Royal Horse Guards cap badge on the front, with central GvR monogram; RHG has been painted in large black letters on the front. Brodie Helmets began to be introduced to British and Canadian troops in late 1915 The Brodie helmet was a steel designed and patented in London in 1915 by John Leopold Brodie. Brodie thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands allied soldiers owe their lives. Officially, it was referred to as the “War Office Pattern” helmet; unofficially, it has been referred to by the name of the patent holder: “Brodie. But the helmet the Germans called the "salad bowl" also played a role in a defining conflict of the post-war era. Buffalonian, John Leopold Brodie’s saved countless lives with his invention the Brodie helmet and is still thanked for his war contributions to this day. 3ght v91etfc 8nj gzlc nxckvc 7ond hfv4 ei407b mn zmsb