Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet With French Flight Goggles - Marked For The 44th Aero Squadron British Awards Medals Badges Insignia This very ingenious instrument primarily

This very ingenious instrument primarily made from brass with a wood handle is a private purchase item for a British officer on the western front

This would be perfect for an AN-5740 that has lost its original case

there were eight war loan drives

Most impressive and made by probably a French or Belgian Infantry man while waiting eternally in the trenches

with a straight knurled cocking knob on the rear of the bolt

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Leather Flying Helmet With French Flight Goggles - Marked For The 44th Aero Squadron British Awards Medals Badges Insignia This very ingenious instrument primarilyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This fantastic rare example of a genuine WWI Aviator flying helmet is made of a soft leather and is nearly identical to a known SPALDING pattern helmet, in fact it may very well have been made by Spalding but the maker label fell off. To see the Spalding marked helmet check out this link (it's about 2 3 of the way down the page and has a black cat painted on it). Construction is brown leather chamois lined flying