Kia kaha Posted July 1, 2021 Share #1 Posted July 1, 2021 liner has vanished but the corrugated spacers are still there. Nice horizon blue paint underneath darkened on topside no trace of brown paint anywhere. sitting next to a preserved ground dug Adrian with copy Belgium badge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 12, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 12, 2021 Is this one Blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kia kaha Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted November 12, 2021 Yes it is, darker oxidisation on outside, nice original on interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 13, 2021 Share #4 Posted November 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Kia kaha said: Yes it is, darker oxidisation on outside, nice original on interior Then that would make it a early surviving example, as you know Colonial troops to include the Foreign Legion would have all their helmets painted Khaki, at first these trops were uniformed in Horizon Blue but in due course switched over to Khaki for the rest of the war to include the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted December 4, 2023 Share #5 Posted December 4, 2023 Here's another early Horizon Blue Zouave/Tirailleur helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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