WW2 National Fire Service NFS Western No2 Paisley Scotland Helmet 1939
Code: 19844
SOLD
For sale is an WW2 National Fire Service NFS Western No2 Paisley Scotland Helmet. This helmet is dated 1939, and is maker marked ROC which stands for Rubery Owen Co Ltd.
Paisley during WW2:
Owing to its industrial roots, Paisley, like many industrial towns in Renfrewshire, became a target for German Luftwaffe bombers during World War II. Although it was not bombed as heavily as nearby Glasgow (see Clydebank Blitz), air raids still occurred periodically during the early years of the war, killing nearly a hundred people in several separate incidents; on 6 May 1941, a parachute mine was dropped in the early hours of the morning claiming 92 victims; this is billed the worst disaster in Paisley's history. The Gleniffer Braes, on the southern outskirts of Paisley, are home to a number of "decoy ponds" (mock airfields) used by the RAF after the Battle of Britain as part of a project code-named "Starfish Decoy" designed to confuse German spies.
About the National Fire Service:
The National Fire Service (NFS) was the single fire service created in Great Britain in 1941 during the Second World War; a separate National Fire Service (Northern Ireland) was created in 1942.
World War II plunged the nation’s fire brigades into the frontline and in August 1941 the National Fire Service (NFS) was formed with control of all local authority brigades being passed directly to the Home Office who set about establishing national standards and guidance.
This helmet is in mostly good condition, the helmet liner is a little damaged at the back which can be seen in the photos. But otherwise this is a really nice display piece, and is a rather rare helmet to obtain issued to a small town of paisley in Scotland.
This will be sent via parcel force express 24 and dispatched within one working day. Happy to post internationally.
