u/Angry-scotsman2107

Hi all.

I have this brass French firefighters helmet I bought at a flea market last year and I'm looking to see if anyone can help with some identification (helmet style, markings)

The brigade name of the front plate thing has been smoothed off and removed by the looks of it so I'm just looking to see what the 61 on the back means and what the nubbin on the sides for and what the helmet style is called

Thanks