VINTAGE FDNY WAR YEAR LIDS

[JohnnyGage]

Vintage FDNY L 120 frontpiece. Newer frontpieces have a LIEUTENANT panel.....jkal any idea of previous owner?

 

[JohnnyGage]

Vintage FDNY Marine Company 1 Engineer frontpiece from JK's collection;

 

[JohnnyGage]

Few more FDNY Marine Co frontpieces from another collector in Ohio;

 

[JohnnyGage]

Two different LA Lids:





Here are two used by Red Cross:





Two more Lids with unusual markings:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Couple of War Baby helmets from North Shore of Long Island; Roslyn and Port Jefferson:







My Hero and a similar lid for Jr Fireman:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here are some pretty cool banged up tin lids;










And lookie here, you can protect that trophy lid in this fire helmet box!

 

[JohnnyGage]

A FEW INTERESTING FDNY FRONTPIECES:


(Satellite Unit)





TWO FRONTPIECES FROM WEST COAST:


You gotta dig the ax with wings!...

 

[CVILLE7111]

I'm not sure about that Satellite front piece.  My Dad's had the Stang Monitor decal, and lettering SATELLITE in the middle, LIEUTENANT at the bottom.

 

[JohnnyGage]

ANOTHER "BRONX" BEND SIGHTING:






FEW OLD VINTAGE FDNY FRONTPIECES:








FEW DIFFERENT STYLED CHIEF LIDS:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Couple of Brass High Eagle vintage helmets:





Brass Lion Frontpice Finial:



Two High Frontpieces from Philly:






Miscellaneous other High Eagle vintage frontpieces:

 

[JohnnyGage]

Holy Cow!...here are a few Chaplain lids;

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here are some "112" lids and frontpieces, starting off with my first lid and 112 insert.





Others;

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here is a couple of frontpieces Willy might find interesting...





Some other unusual front pieces:


"HOSEMAN", that's different.








Vintage FDNY E 52 Frontpiece:

 

[nfd2004]

Here is a couple of frontpieces Willy might find interesting...

YES, Mr Gage. Of course "Sandwich" has ALWAYS had a very special interest with me.

And the Fire Buff Helmet front.
If only I had that back in my younger days. That would have indicated to ALL that I am an OFFICAL Buff. Not just some (crazy) guy running around those NYC Streets chasing fire trucks with a camera and scanner in his hand.

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here are a few beat up War Year leather lids;









Interesting frontpiece from Boston;



And one from L A

 

[JohnnyGage]

More cool tin lids:






















REPORT FROM ENGINE CO 82;  LA STYLE....

 

[mikeindabronx]

Not very old but interesting:



http://www.fdnysbravest.com/helmet.jpg

 

[JohnnyGage]

Here are some lids with simple home made front "pieces":




















These little more fancier and have an Eagle decal:














Oops, forgot to add this one...

 

[nfd2004]

I remember when the new FDNY Probies were wearing black, a kind of round plastic helmets. I think they were called: "Metro's".

As I remember, they were used on a trial basis by a few companies in the FDNY. I think one company might have been Ladder 19 (?) in the Bronx.

Here in Connecticut I know a few places that used them too. Most didn't last too long here either. The guys didn't speak too favorable of them.

I would visit "The Rock" and watch the group of Probies training and wearing those helmets. Each Probie would have their last name written on a piece of wide masking tape put on their helmet.

It might have been sometime in the mid to late 80s when the FDNY had tried out those Lids.

 

[JohnnyGage]

I remember when the new FDNY Probies were wearing black, a kind of round plastic helmets. I think they were called: "Metro's".

As I remember, they were used on a trial basis by a few companies in the FDNY. I think one company might have been Ladder 19 (?) in the Bronx.

Here in Connecticut I know a few places that used them too. Most didn't last too long here either. The guys didn't speak too favorable of them.

I would visit "The Rock" and watch the group of Probies training and wearing those helmets. Each Probie would have their last name written on a piece of wide masking tape put on their helmet.

It might have been sometime in the mid to late 80s when the FDNY had tried out those Lids.

I had one in Proby School like you mentioned above, I think L 19 tried another style...Since we did not receive our fitted leather New Yorker in time for graduation, you took this lid to your assigned company. Thankfully I had my old DCFD leather NYer, I just had to paint it from yellow to black. These proby school lids were hideous! (Or maybe thats just my ugly mug...)