Original French Model 1978 F1 Blue Steel Parade Helmet Hand Select:No 308 Winchester) barrel

308 Winchester) barrel

Often this required the Finns to make an extra hole under the vent to attach the chin strap

We have only a very few and each has a WW2 date

was the principal light machine gun of the WEHRMACHT until the adoption of the MG34 in 1936

Original French Model 1978 F1 Blue Steel Parade Helmet Hand Select:No 308 Winchester) barrelOriginal Item: This was the final steel helmet used by the French army. It was developed in the 1970s and used throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Both the Army and Gendarmerie Mobile, a division of the Gendarmerie used to secure public order under any circumstances, used the French Model 1978 F1. This version has a glossy blue finish and features a gold "RF" (Republic Francaise) flaming grenade badge on the front. The interior usually includes a