2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:41 PM
Here are 2 very nice fire helmet front plates . The first one is for the city of Stuttgart .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:44 PM
Upper portion shows a 'Feuerwehr' helmet.
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:45 PM
The center has the city coat-of-arms shield.
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:47 PM
...and the backside.
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:50 PM
The 2nd plate is mounted to the front of a metal 'Feuerwehr' helmet and reads " Nassauer Feuerwehr Verband ".
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:51 PM
Close-up of the silvered plate .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:53 PM
Right side view of the helmet .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:54 PM
Close-up of the lion head holding the chinstrap ring .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:56 PM
Left side view of the helmet .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 05:58 PM
Close-up of the left side lion head and chinstrapend and ring .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/13/2007 06:01 PM
...and a shot of the interior of the helmet showing the black leather liner and the 2 different paint colors used .Bernd .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/14/2007 02:55 AM
Bernd
Very nice Feuerwehr badge and helmet. Great additions to any collection.
Just an FYI, the 1st might have been used in Stuttgart, but the seal is actually that of Württemberg (Black & Red Flags / 3 Stag Antlers). The Stuttgart stadtwappen is a rampant black stud. The Nassau one would have been from Prussia. Although post war it was deemed part of the state of Rheinland Pfalz. The crowned rampant lion is the seal of the Duchy of Nassau.
Congrats !!
Andrew
Very nice Feuerwehr badge and helmet. Great additions to any collection.
Just an FYI, the 1st might have been used in Stuttgart, but the seal is actually that of Württemberg (Black & Red Flags / 3 Stag Antlers). The Stuttgart stadtwappen is a rampant black stud. The Nassau one would have been from Prussia. Although post war it was deemed part of the state of Rheinland Pfalz. The crowned rampant lion is the seal of the Duchy of Nassau.
Congrats !!
Andrew
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/14/2007 02:22 PM
Andrew : Thanks for the great information . Bernd .
Re: 2 Fire helmet front plates . - 05/15/2007 11:25 PM
Bernd
Glad I could help out. Sometimes I think we need to share as much information as we can with one another, because certainly those who wore these items can no longer tell us in most cases.
Andrew
Glad I could help out. Sometimes I think we need to share as much information as we can with one another, because certainly those who wore these items can no longer tell us in most cases.
Andrew