Officer Firefighter Helmet Mle 1821.

France. July Monarchy. Firefighter officer's helmet. Entirely in brass.
- The base of the bomb is bordered at the front and back by a band decorated with moldings in relief at the front and back. Movable visor stamped in relief with two crossed axes linked together by a ribbon framed by laurel branches. Neck cover encircled with a reed folded astride its outer edge. Crest with fins stamped with ten gadroons with a mask decorated with a flaming bomb, it is topped with a black horsehair caterpillar. Front plate in brass stamped with a Gallic rooster on a globe placed on a shield marked "devotion", framed by branches of vines and sheaves of wheat, with a ribbon bearing the inscription "SAPEURS POMPIERS DE GHAINTEY" on a background of a bundle of flags. Brass chin straps composed of two chin straps with rosette: each chin strap is composed of a brass plate stamped with scalloped scales in relief, mounted on leather, round rosette stamped with gadroons in relief. Plume holder with square section decreasing towards the bottom with missing tightening screw. Posterior plume. Good general condition, missing inner cap.

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