Adrian Helmet from Mexico
Article about: hey helmet-fans.. i want to share with you this Adrian Helmet, bought at a fleamarket in mexico city, for about 27 USD. it has a strange "poison-green-with black" -camo which seems
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Some info can be found here:
Mexicano 26 caballería
Cheers, Ade.
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I'd leave the camo as is for now. It might be original. Does this helmet have external rivets to attach the brackets inside?
The French M26 has four times four rivets, in the rear, front and above the chinstrap bales. If these are missing, I would conclude this helmet to be of Mexican manufacture.
Use Google to get some photographic evidence of the Mexican M26 in actual use.
Cheers,
Emile
Last edited by emileverbunt; 10-11-2010 at 08:48 AM.
Reason: spelling
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Looks like a plausible camo to me. I also see no wear and tear from these pictures of any insignia ever placed. Just leave it the way it is and get a better example if this doesn't float your boat. In my opinion this helmet has great research potential.
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It looks neat. I have never seen a camo pattern like that. A cool research and display piece.
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Personally id leave this camo alone, to remove any part of it you will spoil the overall look of it, and possibly any value attached to it
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I agree. If it turns out (which i doubt) it is a rare piece, you would have ruined it. I wouldn't touch a thing. I've done that before, and I kick myself in the back side.
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Mexican adrian news !!
Today i ve seen a stack of 7 mexican adrian helmets at a market, olivegreen with age-rust and no camo paint and no badge, but some showed an obvious stain. And some of them had the famous two ribbets on every side (french made??)... I might go and get one or two of them next weekend.. Keep you posted..
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May I ask where in Mexico City you can find these helmets? I have been wanting an original Mexican Army Adrian for a long time.
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