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Code: 14352

WW1 German M17 Stripe Camouflage Helmet

WW1 German M17 helmet with camouflage colours effected in a striped pattern of tan ochre , light green & brown .
Interesting variant of the myriad of camouflage schemes thick hand applied brush strokes visible in the paint when closely examined. Now having darkened with age & natural patination the tan appears more orange with the brown colour only very subtly applied in between segment...  read more

Code: 14338

WW1 German Battle Damaged Camouflage M17 Helmet

A large sized German M17 helmet in three colour handbrushed camouflage each segment divided by black lines as was the prescribed pattern of the period.
The classic three colours of forest green , tan ochre & brown have all darkened with age however the brush strokes withing the paint are distinct & thicker in areas such as the green.
To the top of the helmet are two apparent shr...  read more

Code: 14330

WW1 French M15 Artillery Troops Adrian Helmet

WW1 French M15 Adrian helmet with crossed cannons of Artillery troops & finished in the earlier lighter blue grey as seen in the 1915/16 period.
Interior of helmet displays a very good multi construction liner one of the frist of the second patterns still in black leather & with tightening lace intact. Original chinstrap intact , slightly torn but still together & totally original to th...  read more

Code: 14339

WW1 French 130th Infantry NCOs Horizon Blue Kepi

WW1 French blue kepi based on the second type dating from around the late 1914/ early 1915 period.
This example has been worn by a Corporal or sergeant who has unoffically affixed the 'Chiffres metallique' of his unit to the front with gilt braided chinstrap held on by two flaming grenade embossed buttons denoting infantry of the line. This NCOs field type upgrade was not standard prac...  read more

Code: 14342

WW2 French AFV Helmet - Battle For France 1940

A rare French M35 steel helmet specifically designed for tank crews , AFV crews & cavalry personnel. These were widely worn by French motorised troops in the run up to WW2 & certainly saw much action during the 1940 invasion of France when she fielded , as a nation, a much larger number of Armoured vehicles than the Germans .
Badged to the front with the 1937 pattern of infantry flaming...  read more

Code: 14333

WW1 British 1905 Pattern SD Cap - Royal Artillery

A rarely encountered 1905 pattern Service Dress cap ( Stiff Cap ) introduced in 1905 as universal headwear for all Other Ranks except for Scottish troops & those serving in hot climates.
Constructed in the same khaki wool cloth as the service dress jacket & trousers the band is formed of stiffened buckram , card & black oilskin with the small peak in stiffened card covered on its under...  read more

Code: 14341

WW2 US M1 Helmet With Camouflage Net

A good untouched textbook example of the late war period US GIs M1 helmet with rear seam & swivel bales.
As is well recorded the swivel bale helmets saw service as of November 1943 with the rim of the shell being moved to the rear as of October 1944 so this firmly places its format as that which replacement troops are most likely to have worn in the Belgian Ardennes 1944/45 through into...  read more

Code: 14335

WW1 German Infantry '07 Prussian Feldmutze 1916

WW1 German '07 Feldmutze of Prussia with stamping of 'BAII' for the Prussian Stettin Depot & 1916 date.
Red banded for infantry with national & Prussian cockade & overall moderate service wear.  read more

Code: 14334

WW2 French Artillery Troops M26 Helmet - Battle For France 1940

WW2 French M26 Adrian helmet with crossed cannons to front for artillery troops.
These helmets were worn during the thick of the fighting during the 1940 Battle of France where brave defensive actions attempted to stem the German advance. This example is totally untouched & still with its original chinstrap which remains in good order. The factory paint is still largely intact with a co...  read more

Code: 14336