SWISS FIREFIGHTERS HELMET, circa 1900. 27239-7
Helmet entirely in copper-plated brass. Round bomb, visor and neck cover with protruding edges, crest-shaped crest. Front plate later replaced by a silver-plated horn badge with crossed axes and flaming bomb. Chin strap made up of a black leather chin strap. Interior headdress in ocher leather cut with thirteen wolf teeth. Visor punched below “18” and marked with the manufacturer “KUGLER / GENÈVE”.
Swiss.
Around 1900
Good condition, slightly dented bomb, front plate later replaced by a horn badge.
Reference :
27239-7