Original U.S. Post-WWII Era Type H-71 A-13 Leather Flying Helmet with Broken MBU-4/P Oxygen Mask French Antique Guns which shows a very high

which shows a very high level of construction

cast into the left grip

though it does have some rough markings suggesting it was sanded down a bit on both sides to remove old/ damaged wood

There is also a Kraftfahrpersonal Tätigkeitsabzeichen (Motorpool Vehicle Driver Trade Badge) under the chevron

Original U.S. Post-WWII Era Type H-71 A-13 Leather Flying Helmet with Broken MBU-4/P Oxygen Mask French Antique Guns which shows a very highOriginal Item. Only One Available. Appearing after WWII in the mid late 1950's the H 71 A 13 was reportedly intended for use in piston and jet propelled transports, tankers, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. With the arrival of jet fighters and fighter bombers with ejection seats focus was initially and logically switched towards hard shell helmets (or bone domes). But it soon appeared after Korea, and with the beginning of the Cold War, that soft