Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Stiff Leather Flying Helmet - Spalding Type Knives & Daggers For display purposes only

For display purposes only

Machine forged blade

Shell is stamped but it is difficult to read

the blimps of USN Blimp Squadron 14 (ZP-14 or Blimpron 14) conducted night-time anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to search for German U-boats around the Strait of Gibraltar using magnetic anomaly detection (MAD)

a lucky day The second year of TEM-MEI is 1781 making it 1783

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Stiff Leather Flying Helmet - Spalding Type Knives & Daggers For display purposes onlyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This fantastic ultra rare example of a genuine WWI Aviator flying helmet is made of a stiff leather, much like the leather shells of some WWI era pickelhaub helmets. Below the stiff leather bowl is a supple leather removable, by snaps, apron that cover's the pilots the pilots neck. The ears are also covered with a fabric mesh material and the interior of the entire helmet is lined with a soft cotton corduroy. Aero