Original British WWII "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet with Newspaper Lining Showing SS Officer Bira Gun • War Merit Cross 1st

• War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords in original case

Pvt Abel BOOTH

where spending cuts have cut into all walks of life "Tradition" is not quite extinct

The leather hanger and belt loop are missing

30-06 Springfield cartridge

Original British WWII "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet with Newspaper Lining Showing SS Officer Bira Gun • War Merit Cross 1stOriginal Item: One Only. This helmet is fascinating piece of military history. Privately purchased officer's helmets such as these were known as "Bombay Bowlers." They were mostly made in India, however the manufacturing was done by Chinese immigrants displaced by the war. As part of the construction materials, they would use local newspaper to form part of the helmet's liner. In this case, it was a Chinese language newspaper that was used, and by a