Germany, Luftwaffe. A Winter Flight Helmet Hold the obverse bearing a central

the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath overlaid by an NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

each arm with teardrop finial

He later served on the home front during the Second World War

it differed from the World War I version in its statute and slight changes to the reverse of the central medallion and the ribbon

the quadrants joined together by finely-detailed gilt Prussian imperial eagles

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Winter Flight Helmet Hold the obverse bearing a central(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