Original British WWII Era Royal Air Force RAF Pith Sun Helmet By Cave Shepherd & Co. of Barbados French Flags proved to be too cumbersome

proved to be too cumbersome when worn in some theaters of operation when all the survival equipment was carried so a modified musette bag that attached to the parachute harness upon bailout was developed

bts represents Matthais Oschsler & Sohn AG

indicating it was stored on one side for a long time

Most attractive and very hard to find in its original flintlock configuration

They are quite aged and cracked

Original British WWII Era Royal Air Force RAF Pith Sun Helmet By Cave Shepherd & Co. of Barbados French Flags proved to be too cumbersomeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Good but aged condition Royal Air Force Wolseley Pattern Foreign Service Helmet by Cave Shepherd & Co. of Barbados. Complete with leather sweatband and chinstrap it retains a substantial cloth pugaree. A pugaree is the cloth wrap, which still bears a RAF badge on the side. The inside of the helmet is in decent condition with a makers label in the crown that reads Cave Shepherd & Co. Barbados. Size is approximately 6