Lot n° 298
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 629EUR
France, Etat-Français (1941-1944). - Lot 298
France, Etat-Français (1941-1944).
Rare motorcycle escort helmet, model 1933/41, of the Personal Guard of Marshal PETAIN, Head of the French State.
Gendarmerie night-blue aluminum helmet with leather visor and neck protector. Front insignia with flaming grenade and enameled tricolor francisque with the letters "EF" for État Français on the grenade (good period insignia, mounting tab normally marked "A. AUGIS LYON" by the manufacturer). AUGIS LYON" has been replaced). The visor, nape protector and side bibs are in black leather. The inner cap is in ecru cotton canvas (early model with several illegible manufacturer's markings, and reception stamp dated 1940). Complete. Worn.
(Wear and accidents, minor wear restorations. Damage and missing leather on bottom flaps. Fairly good condition).
An identical model can be seen in the collections of the Musée de la Gendarmerie.
Provenance: Former Robert de PERRIER collection, found in a cellar in Vichy in the 1970s.
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