Authentic Adrian 1926 model gendarmerie helmet with its inner leather liner and chinstrap, presented here without a front badge.
Gendarmerie helmets normally had a specific front badge (a nine-flame grenade).
This helmet is an iconic piece of French equipment from the interwar period and the beginning of World War II.
Country: France.
Model: Adrian Mle 1926.
Branch: Gendarmerie.
Period: Interwar / early World War II.
Material: Steel.
Badge: Absent.
Glossy black paint.
Gendarmerie-identified models are particularly sought after, even when presented without a badge, as they remain representative of regulation equipment.
Successor to the 1915 model from World War I, the 1926 model (known as M26) was adopted by the French army and its services during the interwar period. It notably equipped the infantry, artillery, and the National Gendarmerie.
Made of steel, the Adrian M26 helmet is distinguished by:
-A more rounded dome than the 1915 model.
-A one-piece stamped construction.
-Its characteristic riveted crest.
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Purchase implies acceptance of the item's condition as presented.
