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L014259 "LKpW101" WINTER FLIGHT HELMET. (Fliegerkopfhaube für Winter mit FT-Gerät)
BACKGROUND: With the advent of military aircraft in WWI most of the early pilots soon discovered that appropriate protective headgear was a necessity due to the cold and the all too frequent occurrence of oil leaking into the slipstream and covering the pilot. Originally the German military was caught unprepared and no specific headgear or uniforms for pilots were available. This resulted in the pilots utilizing commercially produced motor car helmets. These tight fitting, soft leather helmets proved to be ideal and future flight helmets were basically modified versions of the early motor car helmets. During WWII the Luftwaffe utilized no fewer then ten slightly different models of flight helmets with the main modifications being helmets issued for summer or winter wear and helmets with or without integral radio communication fittings. The LKpW101 model helmet was designed for winter wear and was outfitted with radio equipment as used by fighter pilots and bomber commanders. The LKpW101 model helmet was basically identical to the earlier LKpW100 model but with improved communications equipment.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Decent quality, five panel, brown, grained kid leather construction winter flight helmet with a white sheep’s wool lining. The helmet has a three point oxygen mask attachment layout consisting of a partially tunnel looped, adjustable fabric strap with an alloy gripper buckle to the reverse. The front buckle which would have attached to the front of this is missing. Also in this system are protruding sheet metal hooks to either side positioned just below the earphones. The bottom forward edge of each side of the helmet has an extended leather chinstrap with a chamois and wool reverse with corresponding, pronged, sheet metal closure buckles and horizontal leather retaining loops all intact. The bottom forward edge of the left side of the helmet also has a small horizontal slash designed to pass the right side chinstrap through before buckling for a secure closure. Each side of the helmet has earphone receivers housed in extended, vertically oval, leather covered panels. The reverse side panels of the helmet each have an external, vertical, leather strap with a single snap closure and a horizontal retaining loop designed to secure a pair of flight goggles. The reverse nape of the neck of helmet has a tunnel looped, fabric and spring fit adjustment strap with corresponding buttons to each side. Both the wiring for the headphone and also for the throat mike have been removed. The interior of the helmet is fully lined in white sheep’s wool with a natural tan leather chamois panel to the front forehead section and earphone cut-outs. The interior of the helmet also has a small, white rayon label with blue and black machine woven script and red inkstamps. Markings include Luftwaffe parts numeral, "Ln 26618", the model, "Baumuster Lkp.W.101", and communications manufactures name "Siemens". The helmet is in overall good condition with areas of light to moderate chafe wear, light to moderate age and usage toning and light to heavy surface spotting to some of the metal fittings.
GRADE ** PRICE $495.00
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