Original Italian WWI M16 “Lippmann Model” French Adrian Helmet - Battle Damaged Category_Water Jacket Assembly and the wood stock polished

and the wood stock polished to a presentation shine but retaining all it stamped markings intact

Also on Christmas day

which still retains the adjustment strap

as Ingersoll wrote

Original Italian WWI M16 “Lippmann Model” French Adrian Helmet - Battle Damaged Category_Water Jacket Assembly and the wood stock polishedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Excellent genuine World War I Model 1916 Italian Army "Adrian" helmet, which was produced under contract by the French. These early war contract helmets are essentially identical to the regular French M1915 Adrian helmets, however they were painted green, instead of the "Horizon Blue" that the French used. Later Italy would produce its own simplified version, which featured a welded on comb and single piece shell,