HELMET OF FIREFIGHTERS OF THE COMMUNE OF DAMASCUS, type 1825, Restoration. 24175
Helmet made entirely of brass. Bomb on the neck brace topped with a crest decorated with oak branches, struck with a decreasing series of twelve gadroons. Mask hit with a flaming bomb. Each fin is attached to the bomb using three cone-head screws. Black hair caterpillar. Back band stamped with oak branches. Fixed visor decorated with two crossed axes. Neck cover surrounded by a brass ring. Oval-shaped front plate stamped with the Arms of France surrounded by lily branches with Order of the Holy Spirit in the lower part, all framed by a ribbon bearing the inscription “FIREFIGHTER OF THE COMMUNE OF DAMASCUS”. Plume holder of square section decreasing slightly towards the bottom, complete with its tightening screw. Chinstraps each composed of a rosette stamped with gadroons in relief and a leather chin strap covered with a brass plate stamped with a series of scales in relief. Rear interior cap.
France.
Restoration.
Fairly good condition, a few dents on the bomb, rear interior cap.
Reference :
24175