Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Stiff Leather Flying Helmet by Spalding with Rare Snap-On Neck Shield U.S. Army It still locks closed

It still locks closed

In 1947 Jack Browne and Norman Kuehn sold the company to Alfred Dorst

to deter any local governments from supplying German U-boats

In the spring of 1920 he was with the Reichswehr-Artillerie-Regiment 16

while the Tricolor shield is aluminum

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Stiff Leather Flying Helmet by Spalding with Rare Snap-On Neck Shield U.S. Army It still locks closedOriginal Items: Only One Available. Original 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 the WWI German pickelhaube helmets. Below the stiff leather bowl is a supple leather apron that covers the pilots neck. This example comes with the scarce additional snap on apron extension. The internal ears are covered with a fabric mesh material