Firefighter's Helmet From The City Of Paris, Model 1933.

"Paris City Firefighter's Helmet Model 33."
Slightly trapezoidal-shaped shell made of nickel-chromium stainless steel. A folded brass rim straddles the outer edge of the visor and neck guard, marked with the manufacturer's mark, Bernard FRANCK et Fils, in Aubervilliers, and the serial number "3285". A flat surface is present on the front of the crest, featuring a brass flaming bomb. The front plate depicts a shield bearing the arms of the City of Paris surmounted by a crown, flanked by oak and laurel branches, all surmounted by a ribbon inscribed "FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITUR". Brown leather chinstrap. Black leather liner with six scalloped edges. France. Fifth Republic. Good condition with some dents on the shell. Liner shows signs of wear. Size 55 cm.

- The 1933 model firefighter's helmet. In the early 1930s, the Paris firefighters, who were military personnel, expressed the need for a more protective helmet than the 1895 model they were issued. The French army had just upgraded the 1915 Adrian helmet to the more resistant 1926 model, made in one piece with the addition of a crest and an insignia plate. Indeed, in 1931, Colonel Pouderoux, who commanded the Paris Fire Brigade (from 1925 to 1933), initiated a study in this regard, conducted by the Bernard Franck et Fils company. It was the latter that supplied the 1895 model. Bernard Franck & Fils relied heavily on the study conducted for the army helmet in 1915 and, as early as January 1932, offered a new model, similar to the Adrian helmet of the general army model and four times more resistant than the 1895 model.

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