WW1 Brodie Helmet WW1/2 M1917 Helmet

[Keisermeister]

I Need to know if these helmets are authentic or not. The M1917 Seems "too good to be true" with the almost "new" looking paint.
Neither have the black rubber liner. I would like to know the maker of each, country of origin, value, and any other tid bits that would be nice to know for a new collector such as myself.
I turn it over to my Tnet friends from here, thanks for the help!

The first set of photos are of the Brodie.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

The "E" on your helmet would be for Engineers. As weird as it sounds I've seen brightly colored helmets that were used during invasions in WW2 apparently so the soldiers would know who was who, and who to rally around on the beaches. I don't know if that's what you have or not though.