Lot Essay
Adrian helmets of this type were worn by a small number of Russian troops who served with the French army on the Western Front.
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Russian World War 1 Headdress &c
A Russian soldier's peaked cap, of khaki tweed, with black leather peak and chinstrap, fitted with an officer's pattern cockade in gilt and silver-plate; an Adrian helmet, painted khaki, mounted with a Prussian Eagle, with black leather lining and plaited brown leather chinstrap; and a khaki cloth kpi, possibly Serbian, with brown leather peak, shaped khaki band (lacking badge) and blue cloth piping in crown-seam
See illustration of first two items (3)
A Russian soldier's peaked cap, of khaki tweed, with black leather peak and chinstrap, fitted with an officer's pattern cockade in gilt and silver-plate; an Adrian helmet, painted khaki, mounted with a Prussian Eagle, with black leather lining and plaited brown leather chinstrap; and a khaki cloth kpi, possibly Serbian, with brown leather peak, shaped khaki band (lacking badge) and blue cloth piping in crown-seam
See illustration of first two items (3)