399 - Germany: Set of 2 firefighter helmets, including one from Neidingen, now in Belgium. A composite helmet made of sheet metal, painted black; the paint is worn on the back. Iron crest, plaque bearing the coat of arms of the Lower Rhine, and a banner from Neidingen, a former German municipality now part of Belgium. Restored helmet, rear chin strap, inner liner missing. A leather helmet with brass fittings and a sturdy crest with large rivets. Manufacturer’s plate: J. G. Lier of Biberach. Complete with liner and chinstrap. A composite sheet-metal helmet painted black at a later date, featuring an iron crest, a coat-of-arms plate of the Lower Rhine, and a Neidingen scroll—from a former German municipality now part of Belgium. Restored helmet with a later chinstrap; liner missing. The other helmet is made of leather with brass fittings and a prominent, large-riveted crest. It bears a maker’s plate reading “J. G. Lier of Biberach.” It comes complete with a liner and chinstrap.