ALT THANN FIREFIGHTERS HELMET, type 1855 modified 1872, TERRITOIRE IMPÉRIAL D'ALSACE-LORRAINE, 1871-1919. 25496
Entirely in brass, crest stamped with 11 gadroons, front plate stamped in relief with a shield stamped with a flaming bomb placed on two crossed axes, all surmounted by a city crown with laurel branch and oak branch, and in the lower part a ribbon bearing the inscription “ALT. THANN”. Headband signed on one side “A. GIRO”. Visor and neck cover surrounded by a folded brass bangle astride the outer edge. Tubular plume holder with square section decreasing downwards.
Germany.
1871-1919.
Fairly good condition, a few dings on the bomb, missing interior cap and chinstraps.
NOTE :
Vieux-Thann; in German-speaking Alt-Tann, French commune located in the catchment area of Mulhouse and part of the European community of Alsace (administrative district of Haut-Rhin), in the Grand Est region.
This commune is located in the historical and cultural region of Alsace.
Alemannic (in German: Alemannisch Listen) is a set of dialects spoken in Switzerland (Alemannic Switzerland), in the South-West of Germany (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), in France (Alsace and the Phalsbourg region2), in western Austria (Vorarlberg and Reutte), in Liechtenstein and in northern Italy (Valsesia and upper Lys valley), by 6.5 million people. Historically, Alemannic is a group of languages that developed in the Alaman population area. The linguistic area of the Alemanni, called Alemania, corresponds to the historical extension of the Roman province of Germania Superior.
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