Posted 8 years ago
battlegear
(69 items)
In 1915, an official protective helmet was introduced and it has been forever tied to its creator, Intendant-General August-Louis Adrian. His design was based on helmets used by Parisian firefighters. His creation resulted in a rather complex helmet that consisted of several individual stamped pieces that were riveted and/or welded together.
The actual design comprised an oversized skullcap, a two-piece brim leather band with additional fingers to provide padding that were held together by a drawstring to add support for the wearer. This rested on a tin corrugated metal sheet that was designed to provide both additional ventilation and suspension while the leather chinstrap was attached to a pair of fixed D-rings on each side of the helmet.
The actual thickness of the steel of the M15 was a mere 0.7mm, which was actually even lighter than the contemporary fire helmets, but still provided a great service to the wearer. Five factories began manufacturing these helmets, and by the end of 1915 more than three million helmets were produced and distributed to the French army.
Very nice example BG so well done on a nice find ,looks great with the accompanying bayo and 1877 pattern francaise bidon
Thanks James, Im glad you liked it, the same type of helmet can be seen in the WW1 movie classic from 1930 "ALL QUIET on THE WESTERN FRONT" I also need to find a German M16 steel helmet to go with my collection.
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VERY NICE battlegear :)