Original German Pre-WWI Lancer Chzapka Helmet Dated 1905/1906 German Air Force Luftwaffe Also included is the original

Also included is the original leather transit case which is nicely marked Longue-vue Monoculaire

32-caliber rimfire Model 2

Item B13 as shown in diagram

The bear is placed slightly off-center toward the left

it served alongside the army but was never formally part of it

Original German Pre-WWI Lancer Chzapka Helmet Dated 1905/1906 German Air Force Luftwaffe Also included is the originalOriginal Item: Only One Available. A most impressive Lancer's Helmet often called a Chzapka constructed with a stiff black leather bowl and Mortar Board top. Brass bound peak, Prussian brass Imperial eagle helmet plate and brass segmented chin scales. The black ten fingered leather liner is marked 1905 and 1906 with some other markings on the underside of two of the fingers. The Helmet has an oval cockade of a black center surrounded by silver.