Shako plate from the First Empire.
Imperial Guard. Grenadier Bearskin and Hussar Shako. Replicas.
French Grenadier Shako Napoleon I Empire, M 1812. (Replica)
French cuirassier helmet. M 1874. Franco-Prussian War. Replica.
Rare French shako kepi. Second Empire Style. (Replica).
Napoleonic bicorne or bicorn. Replica.
WWI Adrian 1915.
Adrian 1915 for commemorative with Artillery Shield and brass plate "Soldat de la Grande Guerre".
M26 1926 French Helmet.
French Helmet M51 OTAN.
M51 French Helmet (National Police)
M51 Tanker Leather Helmet.
French Helmet M78.
M78 Camo Cover
French Army. Olive Green Rain coat.
MAT-49 smg (Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle (MAT), French ammo pouches.
Excellent French video - diorama of the Dien Bien Phu Battle. The author combine the traditional song french paratroopers "Debout les paras"; 1st BEP (Foreign Parachute Battalion = French Foreign Legion) = "Contre les Viets" and a 1980s calendar by Jean Pax Mefret about the battle of Dien Bien Phu.
French Jungle Hat. (Indochina War Era).
Algerian Campaign. French Airborne Cap M51. Lizard Camo. Replica.
Argelia-Indochina Campaign. French Legion Parachute Capa. USMC Camo Style. Replica.
French Two Buckles Combat boots, made by Morvan.
Marine Nationale. Sailor Hat.
French Kepi.
Very early shoulder boards. Legion, Fire Department (?).
Schneider's Le Creusot. 194mm sur chenilles. Canon de 194 mle GPF on U.S Caterpillar Tractor Chassis.
Tracked 194mm Howitzer Carriage.
Weight: 32.6 tons
This WWI vintage 194mm heavy field howitzer could hurt a 174-pound projectile to a maximun range of 22,750 yards. In order to make this piece more mobile, the French mounted the howitzer on a tracked carriage. A heavy tractor towed the howitzer and its carriage 5 mph on roads and 1.9mph cross-country. An electric engine in the carriage powered the elevation and traversing of the gun. The engine was powered by a generator carried in an accompanying vehicle. It is uncertain whether the French ever used these howitzers in combat before they were captured by the Germans in 1940. A technical Intelligence team captured this howitzer in a German vehicle park near Paris, France 1944. Aberdeen Museum.
Weight: 32.6 tons
This WWI vintage 194mm heavy field howitzer could hurt a 174-pound projectile to a maximun range of 22,750 yards. In order to make this piece more mobile, the French mounted the howitzer on a tracked carriage. A heavy tractor towed the howitzer and its carriage 5 mph on roads and 1.9mph cross-country. An electric engine in the carriage powered the elevation and traversing of the gun. The engine was powered by a generator carried in an accompanying vehicle. It is uncertain whether the French ever used these howitzers in combat before they were captured by the Germans in 1940. A technical Intelligence team captured this howitzer in a German vehicle park near Paris, France 1944. Aberdeen Museum.
The Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) mle.1917
Gnome Monosoupape
The Monosoupape, French for sinfle-valve, was a particular engine design used by Gnome et Rhone's later rotary engines. It used a clever arrangement of internal ports and a single valve to replace a large number of parts normally found on a conventional arrangement, and make the Monosaupape engines some of the most reliable ofthe era. Cape May Airport Museum, donated by Cape May County Museum.
Recommended read: "Femmes Sous L'Uniforme" and "Les Femmes au Service de la France" by Frédéric Pineau.
FEMMES EN GUERRE, 1940-1946; Women at War, 1940-1946 by Frédéric Pineau:
