General Information: Sometime after the introduction of the chasseur’s badge with the Polish eagle (see Polish Model 1915) a new oval shaped badge embossed with the Jagiellonian eagle was issued members of the Polish Army in France[1] for use on the French Model 1915 helmet. While the light infantry[2] elements within Polish Army continued toContinue reading “Polish M15/18*”
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Polish Model 1915*
General Information: During the First World War the French equipped Polish volunteers with French equipment including Model 1915 Adrian style helmets. These were fitted with pressed metal badges following the pattern of French chasseurs units, but with a Polish eagle in the center of the disk rather than “RF.” A less common badge was largerContinue reading “Polish Model 1915*”
Polish M15*
General Information: During the First World War the French equipped Polish volunteers with French equipment including Model 1915 Adrian style helmets. These were fitted with pressed metal badges following the pattern of French chasseurs units, but with a Polish eagle in the center of the disk rather than “RF.” A less common badge was largerContinue reading “Polish M15*”
Polish wz.31*
Revised 12/4/2025 General Information[1]: The Polish wz.31 was produced from 1932 to 1939 by three factories which bore large font black ink stamps identifying the manufacturer as follows: Below the manufacturer stamp, the wz.31 helmets have typically had a two-digit serial number used for quality control. Below that there is normally a two-digit number representingContinue reading “Polish wz.31*”
Steel Helmets of the World Wars 