French Adrian helmet, WW1, look good?

[RelicHunter]

I've grown more comfortable in identifying US, British, and to some extent German WW1 helmets. But I know nothing of French aside from a little I've read about the changing paint colors during the War and the apparent clear differences between the 1915 and 1926 models. But liners and such I have no clue. Does this look artillery helmet look complete and original?

Also, are the Infantry ones the more sought after?

[blinky]

It appears to be a nice, original helmet. If you do pick it up you'll probably want to leave the chinstrap alone, if you try to move it it most likely will snap. The infantry ones are probably more sought after for the simple reason someone who collects helmets or WWI material would probably be more drawn to an infantry example, but there is nothing at all wrong with artillery helmets

[Mainemilitaria]

100% French M15 in Horizon Blue paint.....alittle scarcer than the average Infantry model but most collector's just want the "classic Infantry version"...
actually several differant front plates are "out there" if one were so inclined to collect them all....
John G.

[scotty1418]

That's a very nice complete example - I'd say artillery is less common than the infantry ones.

[7th_son]

It's typical m15 from WWI. M26 were made from one piece. Just like this one


Jakub Ziemowit

[jguy1986]

Looks good!

[RelicHunter]

Here's a question, do the 1926 Adrian's always have the two circular rivets underneath the badge?

[Edelweiss]

Yes they do, and not only underneath the badge but on the four sides : these rivets hold the four metallic "stands" (sorry, I lack the right word) on which the liner is attached. Better than words, take a look at the pics in this thread.