French Foreign Legion Adrian helmet WW1

[Francobritishcollect]

Dear All

A rather rare beast is this French Foreign Legion Adrian helmet M.15 with a proper configuration for use during the the last years of WW1.

Presumably for an officer due to its unusual chinstrap.

A rare colour too which I have tried to capture on that sunny Easter day.

Best

Alex

 

[Francobritishcollect]

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[b.loree]

Another very rare helmet in excellent condition, congratulations. Alex, you may already know but we recommend photography on over cast days which eliminates shine and shadows.

 

[Francobritishcollect]

Yes, you are absolutely right. Unfortunately, this one has been a difficult one because of the colour. I have tried overcast, cloudy, with rain and without, etc... None of the configurations actually managed to capture the real colour so I tried direct sunshine and, although it is admittedly not great, the result is the best thus far

 

[b.loree]

Colour does look good in those pics and I do not remember ever seeing a brown Adrian. Is this what designates Foreign Legion? I do not really know much about these helmets.