HELMET OF FIREFIGHTERS OF THE COMMUNE OF CIVRAY, type 1855, Second Empire. 24162
Completely in brass. Crest stamped with eleven decreasing gadroons. Front plate stamped in relief with the imperial eagle on a radiating background with ribbon bearing the inscription “Srs POMPIERS DE CIVRAY”. Brass plume holder with square section decreasing downwards. Visor and neck cover surrounded by a brass ring. Chinstraps composed of a leather chin strap covered with fifteen brass scales cut alternately with two and three festoons, ending with a round shaped rosette molded in relief with a bomb fixing screw in the center. Left chin strap finished with a leather strap, right chin strap finished with a brass buckle with barb. Soft leather chin strap. Interior cover in black waxed leather cut into wolf teeth.
France.
Second Empire.
Good condition, helmet pierced at the level of the chinstrap rosettes, inner cap in poor condition partly missing.
Reference :
24162