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Title: Nice photos of German flying helmets & goggles
Post by: Jamo on July 26, 2013, 05:42:56 PM

Saw these while browsing the web:

(http://www.militaria-seidelsohn.de/images/fliegerhelm-1.jpg)

Leather body with comb, bead and front screen as well as ears and neck protection with chin strap. Lining bell stamped inside: horizontal oval stamp. "Herfeld & Settberg / leather goods - leather manufacturing / Eberfeld", "59" (head size) stamped in the neck guard: "1918" (in the rectangle) / "FLG BEKL / Doberitz"

(http://www.militaria-seidelsohn.de/objekte/kopfbedeckungen/825430a1840a6b31b/l001.jpg)

(http://www.militaria-seidelsohn.de/objekte/kopfbedeckungen/825430a1840a6b31b/l002.jpg)

Goggles for pilots, eye glasses with nickel-iron version, base made ​​of black fabric. White fabric ribbons.

(http://www.militaria-seidelsohn.de/objekte/kopfbedeckungen/825430a1840a6b31b/l006.jpg)

(http://www.militaria-seidelsohn.de/objekte/kopfbedeckungen/825430a1840a6b31b/l007.jpg)

http://www.militaria-seidelsohn.de/objekte/kopfbedeckungen/schutzhelm-der-fliegertruppe.html

Title: Re: Nice photos of German flying helmets & goggles
Post by: Rob Hart on July 26, 2013, 10:24:46 PM

About 30 years ago, I saw a guy riding a moped in Switzerland wearing those same goggles. He looked to be quite elderly so they may have been original issue. Thanks for posting the excellent photos.

Title: Re: Nice photos of German flying helmets & goggles
Post by: Zabu on July 27, 2013, 08:49:58 AM

E.T. phone home!

cof...cof! Sorry!