Original French WWII Model 1926 Adrian Infantry Combat Helmet with Complete Liner & Chinstrap Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets and their replacement by 40

and their replacement by 40 mm Bofors and 20 mm Oerlikon weapons was accelerated

The date is mostly missing

was aware of the possibility of a northward retreat to the coast and used the 48th Division to cover the 28 miles of the La Bassee Canal

The interior still retains all the correct original Czech paint markings

indicating manufacture by Springfield Armory in Springfield

Original French WWII Model 1926 Adrian Infantry Combat Helmet with Complete Liner & Chinstrap Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets and their replacement by 40Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition genuine World War II M1926 French Army Infantry "Adrian" helmet. The helmet retains the original olive green paint and has an original WWI era RF (Rpublique Franaise) "Flaming Bomb" marked Infantry badge attached to the front. The helmet shell does look to have seen some past oxidation that was cleaned away, and probably was repainted at some point during the war. The helmet is fitted