M26 French Adrain Helmet
Gday to all,
I have a French M26 Adrian helmet. It is French due to the split rivets. The shell is over all in pretty good shape.Now comes the question most people ask, if the insignia is original. I have no way to determine this, but it seems that the insignia has been for a long time with the helmet. The chin strap seems to be original with the helmet. The problem I’m having is the liner. It’s synthetic not leather. I read some were that they came out after 1940 but have no source to confirm that. For sure is that it was with the helmet for a very long time. There is a stamping one one side of the liner which is not readable anymore and on the reverse side it carrys the number 60 which I assume is the size of the liner. I got it for a good price. The comb seams to be out of aluminum as well as the rivets that holds the (spring?) that holds the liner clips into place. Comments are very appreciated.
I have a French M26 Adrian helmet. It is French due to the split rivets. The shell is over all in pretty good shape.Now comes the question most people ask, if the insignia is original. I have no way to determine this, but it seems that the insignia has been for a long time with the helmet. The chin strap seems to be original with the helmet. The problem I’m having is the liner. It’s synthetic not leather. I read some were that they came out after 1940 but have no source to confirm that. For sure is that it was with the helmet for a very long time. There is a stamping one one side of the liner which is not readable anymore and on the reverse side it carrys the number 60 which I assume is the size of the liner. I got it for a good price. The comb seams to be out of aluminum as well as the rivets that holds the (spring?) that holds the liner clips into place. Comments are very appreciated.
