Original Irish Free State M1927 Vickers Stahlhelm with Liner & One Ventilation Lug - Rare Category_Receiver interesting piece

interesting piece

We tested the functionality in both double and single action

It bears the correct London Proofhouse CROWN / GP "Gunmakers" black powder proof and CROWN / V viewed marks

the cross guard is fitted with "high horns" another early feature not expected at that time

metal items

Original Irish Free State M1927 Vickers Stahlhelm with Liner & One Ventilation Lug - Rare Category_Receiver interesting pieceOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very worn example of a helmet we have never offered before. The Vickers helmetin spite of its British manufacture, its German style rendered it the butt of much anti Irish British propaganda. During the 1920s the newly formed Irish Defence Forces began looking for a steel helmet. At first the French Adrian model, named after its inventor, August Louis Adrian, was tested on a limited scale but was found to