Original British Post-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Yacht Rescue Line Thrower Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The sweatband is complete with

The sweatband is complete with staining and cracking in the leather

the 2nd Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 1 (7 June 1944) near St

31" was offered for sale at the Baltimore Gun Show in the Spring of 1988

This genuine Great War helmet is a very fine example with excellent complete liner and chinstrap (broken)

as expected of a helmet that went through war over 100 years ago

Original British Post-WWII Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus Yacht Rescue Line Thrower Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The sweatband is complete withOriginal Items: Only one set available. William Schermuly 1857 1929 was one of the fathers of modern rocketry. He had served aboard vessels at sea and knew of how many lives were lost each year due to shipwrecks. He invented several different line throwing devices, some of which were used in WWI for such things as throwing telephone lines from trench to trench while under fire. But, the British Admiralty still didnt see a need for his line throwers.