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One last picture with rivet details. I've noticed that some helmets have rivets one on top of the other, while these are offset. Is this a maker variant or just random?

Some shots of the interior.

I own only one Adrian Infantry helmet, and was wondering if anyone could help answer a few questions. The helmet looks factory painted to me, and not brush painted as I've seen on many later helmets. Can the colour of the paint be used as an indicator of roughly when the helmet was made? My...

Nice helmet Peter. These helmets with U.S. insignia must be fairly rare? Does the helmet have an earlier one-piece liner? I'm asking because the helmet looks to me like it has the early smooth blue paint.

I think that tunic and cap combo was at the Summer show as well, and I was told the dealer wouldn't name a price for the set when asked, even though it was apparently for sale. I never actually saw either because they weren't always displayed throughout the show.

Thank you very much for the information Eric. The fact that the 97th was indeed an Alpine Regiment and fought in the Vosges is a definate plus in my opinion. I came across the 97th in my research, including the Vosges front, but never knew if an Alpine Regiment would be issued Kepis instead of...

Thank you all for your replies. When I first picked it up what impressed me most about the Kepi was the solid quality of the thing, especially the interior. I've never had the chance to examine a wartime horizon blue cap, and would be interested to know if they were similar in construction. I...

Here are some shots of the interior and markings.

Here's one of only 2 WW1 French items in my collection. Even with the moth eaten wool and one replaced button, it looked otherwise complete and I liked the look of it. I've received some information on the visor markings from collectors, but still haven't found much information on the 97th...

I think you actually have answered some of my questions Gustav. From what you've said, it seems that the earlier zinc fuzes (as well as the early brass fuzes still in use) with wire loop needed hooks or plates to pull the wire, which must have made the M17 very popular with the troops because...

Thanks Mark. It was a very lucky find. I managed to find a description of the British equivalent you mentioned. This was the No. 34 series, which was more elongated than the German Eigranate. The Mark III of this series seemed to be the most used, and had a percussion actuated delay fuze...

Thanks for the pictures of the Kugel grenades Gustav. I once read that the M13 and M15 fuzes with the wire pull on the Kugel grenades were hard to ignite by hand, and a hook on the belt (or on the Grabenpanzer) was needed. It was also mentioned that once the wire was pulled, these fuzes would...

Thank you all for your replies. From what I've read so far in books and online, the segmented ring was added in 1916 or thereabouts mainly to prevent it slipping from the thrower's hand. The larger segment variation on this grenade is apparently undocumented in period German literature as a...

I was hoping someone would have more information on this model of grenade (fuze and variation segmented ring). The tactical use of these grenades is an interesting topic in itself.

Maker mark on the bottom of the grenade. Here's the grenade with the cap removed showing the ball and pull cord. The grenade disassembled.

I found this grenade at a Toronto area show over half a year ago. I've owned a few Eierhandgranaten, but these always had the commonly seen M13 or M15 friction fuzes with pull wire. The grenade looks to be complete with its cap, model 1917 5 second friction fuze, cord lanyard and ball. The...

Having said all that, the fact remains that the other helmets in your collection are gems, and the M18 complete with chinstrap and liner is an especially fine example of a hard to find helmet. Many helmet collectors consider Britain (as well as Germany, etc.) a bit of a minefield when it comes...

My earlier suspicions of the paint were wrong; the interior paint in the last picture seems to look absolutely fine. Your helmet's liner pads, especially the shot of the reverse, reminds me very much of M17 liners that appeared on Manions Auction House in the mid to late 90s, which were...

I used the term liner pads as you use leather panels. Maybe you thought I was refering to the horsehair filled cushions. Its not just the narrowness of the liner pads that bother me; they look oddly misshapen as well in terms of flaring inward sharply (from where they are attached to the liner...

The M18 and the camo are absolute killer. Don't know anything about Irish helmets, but it looks great to me. I take it you're not sure about the Si helmet's chinstrap? It may be the pictures, but the paint and the liner pads on that helmet look strange to me as well. The pads look too...