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Here are 2 very nice fire helmet front plates . The first one is for the city of Stuttgart .

Upper portion shows a 'Feuerwehr' helmet.

The center has the city coat-of-arms shield.

...and the backside.

The 2nd plate is mounted to the front of a metal 'Feuerwehr' helmet and reads " Nassauer Feuerwehr Verband ".

Close-up of the silvered plate .

Right side view of the helmet .

Close-up of the lion head holding the chinstrap ring .

Left side view of the helmet .

Close-up of the left side lion head and chinstrapend and ring .

...and a shot of the interior of the helmet showing the black leather liner and the 2 different paint colors used .Bernd .

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 W�rttemberg (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

Andrew : Thanks for the great information . Bernd .

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