My Wz.15 Polish Adrian Helmet - from the War of Independance ? with owners Name and Army Number

[justin1939]

Here is my Wz.15 Polish Adrian Helmet with owners Name and Army Number, is it from the War of Independence (maybe repainted from WW1), please ?

I think that the Chinstrap is either Austrian or German.

Here are its photographs.

Thank you very much, in advance.

justin1939

Justin

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Hi Justin,

It's impossible to authenticate these from photos alone, but as you well know, these are widely (and easily) faked. Provenance is everything, and a name scratched into the helmet will not do. The situation with these Polish Adrians is such that I consider all guilty until proven innocent. And proving innocence is not always possible, thanks to the counterfeiters who have poisoned this area of collecting. For what it's worth, I don't believe this particular wz.19 eagle pattern dates to early IIRP. It is also one of the patterns that is now reproduced.

Regards,
Tony

[A.J. Zawadzki]

Further to my comments about the eagle, here's the modern copy I was referring to which reminds me of the one on that helmet. If your photos are from the seller don't overlook the fact that he is avoiding providing you with a good straight on crisply focused photo of the eagle. They are poor and out of focus, likely deliberately.

T.

[Christopher B]

hi can you please help me to identify this helmet . Im not sure if is legist what i meant if the eagle original.