Original French WWI Issue Colonial Navy Model 1915 Adrian Helmet in Horizon Blue with Soldat De La Grande Guerre Plaque ZB 26-ZB 30 and Boylan's name hand written

and Boylan's name hand written inside under the leather sweatband

Examples like this do not come along very often at all

but the size 61 stamp in a circle can still be seen

Neumann (a truly wonderful book) published in 1991 by Rebel Publishing

39 (June 1939)

Original French WWI Issue Colonial Navy Model 1915 Adrian Helmet in Horizon Blue with Soldat De La Grande Guerre Plaque ZB 26-ZB 30 and Boylan's name hand writtenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good service used example of a rare genuine World War I M1915 French Army "Adrian" steel helmet, outfitted for Colonial Navy personnel. This is one of the rarer types of Adrian helmets seen, much more so than the usual Infantry version. The helmet shows signs of being repainted several times, which was not uncommon to see a few coats of paint on a helmet in the French Army, especially a helmet as early