Original U.S. Pre-WWII Navy Aviator Training Helmet with Gosport Speaking Tubes VHS Comes complete with oil rubbed

Comes complete with oil rubbed ribbed wood grips and a heavy blue WWI finish

Ford stationed at Howard Field

and the three upper suspension bands are joined together with the correct green string

The base of the marlinspike is marked with a Weimar/Luftwaffe eagle with a number 5 inside

although this was not adopted for the M1917

Original U.S. Pre-WWII Navy Aviator Training Helmet with Gosport Speaking Tubes VHS Comes complete with oil rubbedOriginal Item: Only one Available. Scarce 1930s pre World War Two Naval Leather flying helmet with chamois lining and size 8 label. No markings found other than another tag on the chip strap that reads 60. Original connectors in the ear cups, and metal flexible Gosport speaking tubes with elbow and speaking cup at the end.