Superb Paris Fire Brigade Officer's 'Silver' Helmet.

SUPERB 'SILVER' HELMET OF AN OFFICER OF THE BRIGADE DES SAPEURS-POMPIERS DE PARIS.

MANY YEARS AGO, A LEADING GERMAN FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY AMASSED A COLLECTION OF NEW FIRE HELMETS, REPRESENTATIVE OF CITIES AND COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, WHICH THEY EXHIBITED AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS. SOME TIME AGO, THE COLLECTION WAS DISPERSED. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE HELMETS.

THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 'SILVER' HELMET WORN BY MEMBERS OF THE PARIS FIRE BRIGADE - THE BRIGADE DES SAPEURS-POMPIERS DE PARIS. THE ORGANIZATION IS A BRIGADE OF THE FRENCH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, COMMANDED BY A GENERAL, AND AS WELL AS COVERING THE CITY OF PARIS, IT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SURROUNDING DÉPARTEMENTS OF SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, VAL-DE-MARNE AND HAUTS-DE-SEINE, AS WELL AS CERTAIN OTHER SITES OF NATIONAL STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE.

THIS HELMET, DATING FROM THE 1960s, IS IN UNISSUED CONDITION. WITH ITS MIRROR-LIKE SURFACE (EVIDENT IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS!), ITS HEADLINER AND CHINSTRAP ARE INTACT. WITH BRASS TRIM, IT BEARS THE BRIGADE'S GILTED HELMET-PLATE, INCORPORATING THE CITY ARMS, TO THE FRONT.THE HELMET WAS MADE BY THE FIRM OF FRANCE-SÉLECTION. PLEASE NOTE, THE HEAD IS USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE.

PAYPAL ONLY. PAYMENT WITHIN 7 DAYS OF SALE. ITEMS ARE SENT REGISTERED POST ONLY. NO RESPONSIBILITY ACCEPTED FOR ITEMS LOST IN POST, OR FOR ANY USE TO WHICH THE HELMET, WHICH IS SOLD AS A STATIC DISPLAY PIECE, MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE PUT.

REGISTERED POST: IRELAND / NI: €13

                 GB / EUROPE                     €16

                  REST OF WORLD              €21

THIS STRIKING HELMET WOULD GRACE ANY SERIOUS FIRE HELMET COLLECTOR'S DISPLAY.

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