M1926 French/Peruvian M1934 Adrian Helmet for the Guardia Civil of Peru. This is a very interesting helmet used by the Peruvian Guardia Civil (National Police). You can read a lot of history in this helmet by the markings inside. First you notice in white a marking of PNS 226. The 226 mark is also scribed below the white paint. I think this must be a Peruvian Police unit number because how visible it is? Under the rim is where it really starts to get interesting and it may lead to the helmet’s original life. Under the rim there’s carving that has been painted over. You can see a name of the original owner, VARGAS, scratched twice under the rim. A number, 219 is carved in three places also under the rim. I think this was originally a French M1926 helmet, used by a man named VARGAS and he was in a unit of the French Army that was numbered 219. Peru bought French made helmets to supply their army in 1934 and that’s when it was painted over to the Greenish Blue Color of the Guardia Civil. The front cockade is in the red and white sunburst of Peru. The condition of the helmet is obvious from the pictures. There’s surface rust, chips and nicks, a couple of dents, and no liner. Four liner rivets are missing, but four remain. All the comb rivets are intact and solid. The one dent is the worst, just to the right of the comb. It’s about an inch and a half long by an eighth of an inch deep. The helmet is super solid and could be restored easily with a new liner. It’s a large size as you can tell by the picture of it on my head. I wear a 7 and 3/4 helmet. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “kenandstina” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
URUGUAYAN GUARDIA METROPOLITANA ADRIAN STEEL FRENCH MODEL M 26 HELMET 1936 RARE. EXTREMELY SCARCE , ONLY WAS MADE 300 LIKE THIS!! MANUFACTURED IN FRANCE , YEAR 1936. ITS WAS WORN BY THE URUGUAYAN CHIEF OF GUARDIA METROPOLITANA FROM YEAR 1936 to EARLIES 1950’s. AS YOU CAN SEE THESE HELMETS WAS MADE SPECIALLY WITH PLAIN FRONT FLAMING GRENADE EMBLEM IN FRONT. UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE NOT SURVIVED. THE URUGUAYAN METROPOLITAN GUARD WAS CREATED IN THE YEAR 1935. SO, BESIDES OTHER SPECIAL EQUIPMENT , HE BOUGHT IN FRANCE 300 ADRIAN STEEL HELMETS MODEL M 26. THEY ARE EXTREMELY RARES AND EXTREMELY SCARCES , BECAUSE AS I SAID BEFORE, ONLY 300 COPIES WAS RECEIVED IN URUGUAY. (150 ASSIGNED TO GUARD METROPOLITAN AND 150 TO REPUBLICAN GUARD). IN PICTURES NUMBER 2 y 3 THAT I ENCLOSE , YOU CAN SEE THE METROPOLITAN GUARD POLICE WEARING THIS KIND OF HELMET. IN PICTURE NUMBER 4 YOU CAN SEE A WATERCOLOUR OF YEAR 1940 MADE BY THE ARTIST EMILIO REGALIA. TWO POLICES MEN WEARING THIS KIND OF HELMET. PICTURES ARE TAKEN FROM THE URUGUAYAN BOOK, YEAR 1941 ENTITLED “LA POLICIA”. THIS HELMET IS WITHOUT LINER. LA GUARDIA METROPOLITANA DE URUGUAY FUE CREADA EN EL AÑO 1935. EN 1936 EL ENTONCES JEFE DE DICHA UNIDAD, MAYOR HECTOR BLANCO , VIAJO A EUROPA A REALIZAR UNA COMPRA ESPECIAL DE EQUIPO Y MATERIAL PARA DOTAR A SU UNIDAD. ES ASI QUE EN FRANCIA SE COMPRARON 300 CASCOS ADRIAN DE ACERO CORRESPONDIENTES AL MODELO M 26 , LOS CUALES FUERON HECHOS ESPECIALMENTE CON LA INSIGNIA FRONTAL DE LA GRANADA PLANA. ESTUVIERON EN USO HASTA PRINCIPIOS DE LOS AÑOS 50. ES UN EJEMPLAR MUY RARO Y ESCASO YA QUE COMO SE DIJO ANTES, SOLO SE RECIBIERON 300 EJEMPLARES (150 ASIGNADOS A LA GUARDIA METROPOLITANA Y 150 A LA GUARDIA REPUBLICANA). POSEE LA PINTURA ORIGINAL DE EPOCA. EN LAS FOTOS NUMERO 2 Y 3 QUE YO INCLUYO PUEDEN VERSE LOS POLICIAS DE DICHO CUERPO USANDO ESTE MISMO MODELO DE CASCO. LAS FOTOGRAFIAS SON TOMADAS DEL LIBRO URUGUAYO DE 1941 TITULADO ” LA POLICIA”. EN LA FOTO NUMERO 4 PUEDE VERSE DOS POLICIAS USANDO ESTE MODELO DE CASCO Y ES UNA ACUARELA DEL FAMOSO ARTISTA EMILIO REGALIA. SOLAMENTE FUERON HECHOS 300 EJEMPLARES COMO ESTE. MUY RARO Y ESCASO!! The item “URUGUAYAN GUARDIA METROPOLITANA ADRIAN STEEL FRENCH MODEL M 26 HELMET 1936 RARE” is in sale since Thursday, June 6, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “carlosraul187″ and is located in MONTEVIDEO. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
PERUVIAN STEEL ADRIAN GREEN GUARDIA CIVIL Mo 34 HELMET/ BADGES 1950s VERY SCARCE! THESE HELMETS WAS MADE IN FRANCE IN 1934 AND ADOPTED FOR THE PERUVIAN GUARDIA CIVIL IN THE EARLIES 1950s. I ENCLOSE TWO PICTURES OF PERUVIAN GUARDIA CIVIL UNIFORM REGULATION, SHOWING THIS KIND OF HELMET IN DRAWINGS. THESE DRAWINGS CORRESPOND to the ” Guardia de servicio en control de disturbios” and “Servicio de guardia de unidades no acuarteladas “. IN FRONT PART THEY HAVE ORIGINAL METALIC GOLDEN BADGES OF GUARDIA CIVIL AND A SUN ABOVE IT. THEY HAVE NOT SURVIVED AND THEY HAVE BECOME VERY SCARCE! Check out my other items. The item “PERUVIAN STEEL ADRIAN GREEN GUARDIA CIVIL Mo 34 HELMET/ BADGES 1950s VERY SCARCE” is in sale since Saturday, March 05, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “carlosraul187″ and is located in MONTEVIDEO. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France