WW1 GERMAN PILOTS FLYING HELMET

Stock No. 91956

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RARE EARLY WW1 GERMAN SIX PANEL LEATHER FLYING HELMET WITH TOP STRAP. THESE NEVER MAKER MARKED, BUT THE POP STUDS ARE MARKED , S.H.B., A GERMAN COMPANY WHO’S POP STUDS ARE FOUND ON WATER BOTTLE COVERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. LEATHER GENERALLY SOUND AND SUPPLE. SMALL HOLE TO THE CHIN COVERING AREA. DARK BROWN RUST PATINA TO THE CHIN STRAP BUCKLE AND STUD. WEAR TO THE LINING BOTH SIDES OF THE CHIN STRAP AREA FROM WHERE THE PILOT HAS REPEATEDLY TURNED HIS HEAD