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French 'Adrian' helmet, 1916 (c)

Steel helmet with flaming grenade marked, 'RF', on the front. Inscribed, 'Chapelle' on the underside of the visor and stamped, '56' on the lining.

World War One (1914-1918) saw the introduction of steel helmets to reduce head injuries from shrapnel. The French 'Adrian' helmet was introduced in late 1915. It was worn by French soldiers through both World Wars and was sold to many other armies including those of Belgium, Serbia and Russia.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1995-04-295-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1995-04-295-1