Original French WWI Early Issue Model 1915 Adrian Helmet in Horizon Blue with RF Engineer Badge - Complete German Awards Medals Badges Insignia hence the name “potato digger”

hence the name “potato digger”

The 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties

Completely original and a fine early item that came home with a returning G

Bennett (Oliver Winchester's son-in-law) boarded a train for Ogden in hopes of buying the design from

that these will be newly-built machines

Original French WWI Early Issue Model 1915 Adrian Helmet in Horizon Blue with RF Engineer Badge - Complete German Awards Medals Badges Insignia hence the name “potato digger”Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a genuine World War I M 1915 French Army "Adrian" steel helmet, which looks to have seen long service. The front of the helmet still has its original French "Flaming Bomb" badge. The badge has the standard R F on the "Cuirass with a Helmet on a Pole", for Republique Francaise. This is the badge used on standard Combat Engineer issue helmets. The helmet shows signs of being repainted several