My Adrian helmet batch

I have finally sorted out another Adrian shells batch .

These are both M-15 (WWI) and M-26 + M-31 (WW2) shells. There are 18 helmets. Several still have their original insignia. Condition goes fro mpoor to excellent and some models are actually quite rare. I like the "cachou" (mustard) m-15 cammo over the Horizon blue on one of them. Among those without insignia some of them still have the ghost of their former atribute which is clearly visible through a different shade of paint. It's fun to guess which insignia they once had.

Enjoy.

 

Nice collection of helmets......I have a similar amount of German, what do these helmets go for these dayd

 

it all depends on the helmet. Common insignias go for cheap depending on the condition (compare with the price of a UK helmet) . If you have a complete one +liner and chinstrap, prices will rocket up and now compare to U.S helmets . It's now getting harder to find rust shells with hardly any paint for less than ten euros. With common paint they reach 30 euros if not perforated and if you get a rare shade with insignia prices are getting out of hand. A chasseur insignia helmet is almost impossible to find so when I found one for 100 euros with dodgy paint, i bought it at once and put the insignia on another complete helmet which is now worth as much as a German helmet...... Other shells are still really affordable , if you are lucky and find them, but I'm getting tired of buying pieces of rust . I used to find one at almost any garage sale but , this year Ihave only seen 2 in an entire year and both were in such bad conditon or high price that Ididn't bother buying them.

I will let you guess which one of these two is worth quite a lot and which one is cheap (condtion, accessoiries, insignia, model, etc....)

 

The inside of a M-26 model so you can see the difference with he M-15 ones

 

That's quite a collection of helemts in its own right Skipper, i like the contrast of colours, sizes and types.....very cool!

 

Thanks Andy I still owe you an email with more details. I haven't forgotten but I was away to Normandy .

 

Three more cleaned this month! I have posted a picture of "before and after" so you can see in what condition I find them . You will notice they are all three fist hand and were directly picked up from an attic. The horizon blue is still showing at several places before I even started the cleaning. The result is quite promissing. It's all a matter of gentleness and not traumatising whatever is left of the orignal paint.

 

gotta love the artillery badged one, lol!

 

They are much harder to get than the infantry ones, but its still possible. You hardly ever find a Chasseur or colonial infantry ones.

 

If they could only talk....

 

Brilliant collection Skipper!

 

Cheers Sky, these are only a sample of my Adrian helmet collcetion. If you like those there is a fine Adrian helmet thread on the forum where I and others members have posted our finest helmets with liners and insignias included.

 

That's great collection, Skipper. You're sort of the Imelda Marcos of Adrian helmet collectors. I mean that in a good way, of course.

 

Haha , good one Tommy, only the old guys like us remember her. I believe she had over 3.000 pairs, so I'm way off the the top.

 

Yes, but I like to think of myself as being on the young side of old.

 

Same for me and will tell you the same in fifty years

 

Nice restoration work Skipper, keep up the good work as the end results are so worth it!

 

So I'm an old guy.........okay......