French Adrian Helmet with Medical Service Badge and Brass Memorial Plaque 1914–1918 with Canteen
Steel, brass, leather and sheet iron. 1) Adrian helmet Model 1915 in horizon blue original paint. The front displays the medical service badge of the République Française with the Rod of Asclepius in a laurel wreath. At the front brim, a mounted brass memorial plaque bearing the name "Peyrat Ernest" and the inscription "Soldat de la Grande Guerre 1914–1918" in a laurel-framed oval. Interior leather liner and chinstrap, heavily worn and brittle. Stamped "12" and "JP" on the inside. The paint with extensive flaking and rust breakthrough, the memorial plaque with even patina. 29x20.5x15 cm. 2) Canteen of sheet iron with dark finish, cork stopper with string fastening, barely legible stamp "ciraces franc.. Paris". 24x20x7.5 cm. Both objects with pronounced age and wear marks.
The Casque Adrian Model 1915 was the first serially introduced steel helmet of the French Army during the First World War and was issued to front-line troops from mid-1915 onwards. Over 20 million examples were produced. The medical service badge identifies the helmet as equipment of the medical corps. The brass memorial plaque inscribed "Soldat de la Grande Guerre 1914–1918" was awarded to demobilised soldiers and officers after the armistice in 1918 and mounted onto the helmet. The canteen corresponds to the French Model 1877 (Bidon), which served as standard issue for the French Army during the First World War.
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