Adrian helmet with "Polack" visor, 3rd type. Steel shell. Modified brass crest rivets. Fixed visor, with nasal and blade sights. Blue paint with chips (missing nasal) Black leather inner cap with lace. A.B.E. (broken chinstrap). Circa 1917-1918. Medical Officer 1st Class Aron Polack, of the Mission of Tests, Verifications and Technical Experiments, invented a metal visor to fit on the front of the Adrian helmet. But it was abandoned because it interfered with the soldiers' vision and the wearing of the gas mask.
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Adrian helmet with "Polack" visor, 3rd type. Steel shell. Modified brass crest rivets. Fixed visor, with nasal and blade sights. Blue paint with chips (missing nasal) Black leather inner cap with lace. A.B.E. (broken chinstrap). Circa 1917-1918. Medical Officer 1st Class Aron Polack, of the Mission of Tests, Verifications and Technical Experiments, invented a metal visor to fit on the front of the Adrian helmet. But it was abandoned because it interfered with the soldiers' vision and the wearing of the gas mask.

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Adrian helmet with "Polack" visor, 3rd type. Steel shell. Modified brass crest rivets. Fixed visor, with nasal and blade sights. Blue paint with chips (missing nasal) Black leather inner cap with lace. A.B.E. (broken chinstrap). Circa 1917-1918. Medical Officer 1st Class Aron Polack, of the Mission of Tests, Verifications and Technical Experiments, invented a metal visor to fit on the front of the Adrian helmet. But it was abandoned because it interfered with the soldiers' vision and the wearing of the gas mask.
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OLD WEAPONS, SYSTEMS, EUROPEAN AND U.S. AMERICANA - L. Family Collection (Part 2)
Tuesday 28 September 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris