L'Eplattenier helmet

L'Eplattenier helmet, on display at Morges military museum.

The L'Eplattenier helmet was a prototype military helmet designed for the Swiss Army by Charles L'Eplattenier. Deemed too expensive to produce in mass, it was shunned in favour of the Imboden helmet. They are now prized collectors' items.

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