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Article about: Can't remember when I saw anything as strange. It looks like a Morion and an Adrian had an ugly baby ... Anyone able to shed light on this? /Jesper

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    Can't remember when I saw anything as strange.
    It looks like a Morion and an Adrian had an ugly baby ... Anyone able to shed light on this?


    What on earth is this helmet??

    What on earth is this helmet??

    /Jesper

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    Civilian Fire Department, late 19th to early 20th Century...The "comb" running along the top is also known as a Tile-Breaker...to protect the firemen from falling ceramic roof-tiles...
    Glenn

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    a great piece of info. I never heard of the ridge being called a tile breaker? now I know why so many EUROPIEAN country's fire helmets have them, thanking you!!

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    Default FIRE BRIGADE helmet

    here is a similar helmet used by Fire Brigades from Germany

    1920's - 1930's era
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    Links go dead, PLEASE post directly to the thread for future study and reference.
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    I'd rather be A "RaD Man than a Mad Man "

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    Hello,

    I may suggest a possible use in Alsace du to the mix of French (Copper) and german attributs (comb).

    Bruno

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