Antique French Sapeurs Pompiers Brass Fire Helmet Casque Pompier 19thC 12"H LS#099 Orin Bell ISBN 9781568363950

ISBN 9781568363950

it remains in fine condition

while discreet drawers and compartments house essentials

Condition = Very Good

Antique French Sapeurs Pompiers Brass Fire Helmet Casque Pompier 19thC 12"H LS#099 Orin Bell ISBN 9781568363950Antique French communal fire brigade helmet (casque de sapeurs pompiers) all brass construction with engraved front plate, chain chin scales, and high cimier comb Antique French, mid to late 19th century Napoleon Bonaparte reordered the various firefighting organisations in Paris into a unit of the French Army called the Sapeurs pompiers, who wore a brass helmet with a high central crest similar to that worn by dragoon cavalry, with a frontal plate on