Germany, Luftwaffe. A Winter Flight Helmet United Republic of Complaining of pains in (his)

Complaining of pains in (his) right shoulder"

the entire badge is rimmed in black threads

matching sliding belt feed

the reverse with a Russian Cyrillic inscription and date of “16 November 1914”

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Winter Flight Helmet United Republic of Complaining of pains in (his)(Luftwaffe Kopfhaube fr Flieger). A Luftwaffe winter flight helmet, constructed of a multi panel dark brown leather shell. The helmet is flanked on each side by leather compartments for the accommodation of ear pieces which have been lost to time. Two integral straps set into the beck of the head fasten closed with functional metal snap buttons for the accommodation of flight equipment. Additional elasticized straps emanate from the lower edge and