Uniforms

Today for Gus' Gear I have another Italian Adrian based helmet. This is a Lippman Model 1916, they were produce domesticly in Italy based on the Adrian pattern. The main…

Today for Gus' Gear I have one more Adrian helmet, this helmet was shipped to Italy. On the 23rd of May 1915, Italy declared war on Austria. Italy had been…

The Belgian helmets are basically the same as the French helmets but with a Belgian Lion's head insignia and unique mustard brown color. The one on the left is a…

The first helmet shows some of the original light horizon blue finish from the factory under the darker over paint.The lack of rivets shows this helmet was manufactured by Japy.The…

Today for Gus' Gear, I have a French Engineer's helmet with the badge depicting a helmet and cuirass with “FR” embossed. It is possible to see two shades of blue…

Today for Gus' Gear I have a French Adrian Zouave helmet. The Zouave Regiments were raised in the region of French Algeria. This type of helmet was also worn by…

Today for Gus' Gear I have a French Adrian Chasseur helmet. The Chasseurs were light infantrymen who had greater skills than the standard infantryman, they often served in mountainous areas…

Today for Gus' Gear, I have a French Adrian artillery helmet. The French were the first to adopt steel battle helmets to protect their soldiers from head wounds from artillery…