Original Rare French WWI Model 1915 Adrian Helmet with Zouave & Tirailleurs RF Badge - Complete with 1st Pattern Liner and Chinstrap Technical Books on the eastern flank of

on the eastern flank of the Normandy bridgehead

which really helps explain the history of this really "pimped out" example

The pyrite is clamped in vise jaws on a spring-loaded arm (or 'dog')

It has a black colored star for Engineers sewn on the front

Original Rare French WWI Model 1915 Adrian Helmet with Zouave & Tirailleurs RF Badge - Complete with 1st Pattern Liner and Chinstrap Technical Books on the eastern flank ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, service used example of a rare wartime WWI M 1915 French "Adrian" Helmet, 100% original and complete with liner and chinstrap. The front of the helmet still retains its original French Zouave badge, which features the standard R F (for Republique Francaise), over a Cresent Moon (as Zouaves and Tirailleurs were from North Africa). This helmet exhibits original Mustard (moutarde) applied paint, as was