Original Italian WWI & 1920s Early Fascist “Lippmann Model” Adrian Helmet with Painted Corps of Public Security Insignia - Full Liner & Chinstrap
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice original Italian WWI Model 1916 “Lippmann” Adrian helmet that was subsequently reissued during the early Fascist period for use by the Corpo degli Agenti di Pubblica Sicurezza, or Corps of Public Security Agents. The helmet retains a painted corps insignia on the front, together with its full liner and leather chinstrap, making it a particularly interesting example of a WWI-manufactured helmet carried forward into interwar service.
At the beginning of Italy’s involvement in WWI, the Italian Army relied heavily upon French-manufactured Model 1915 Adrian helmets. These early French-contract examples were broadly similar to standard French M1915 helmets but were finished for Italian service. Italy later introduced its own simplified Adrian-derived design, commonly known as the Model 1916 Lippmann. The Italian pattern used simplified construction with a welded comb and fewer major shell components than the French helmet, making it more practical for domestic wartime manufacture.
This example appears to have seen continued service after WWI and was later repurposed for the Corps of Public Security Agents during the 1920s. The painted insignia on the front identifies its later police or public-security role. This type of reuse was common in the interwar period, when serviceable wartime helmets remained in inventories and could be reassigned to military, police, or other state organizations rather than being immediately replaced.
The helmet itself is an Italian Lippmann which saw use during the First World War and was reissued for use by the Corps of Public Security Agents in the mid 1920s. The helmet retains the leather chinstrap, stretched taut over the front brim, and the original late WWI style leather liner, with blue underlying material. The tie string is also retained.
The Italian Model 1916 is an important example of wartime adaptation and domestic helmet production, while this particular helmet also illustrates the extended service life of WWI equipment during Italy’s politically turbulent interwar years. The surviving painted Public Security insignia, complete liner, original chinstrap, and wartime Lippmann construction combine to make this a strong example of both WWI Italian military equipment and its later reuse under the early Fascist-era state security apparatus.
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