Japanese summer flight helmet for review
Article about: Worn versions must be very rare as I assume most of them went down with the pilot somewhere over the pacific, and I dont think I ever saw a named one anywhere, I think the price I paid was v
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Hi,
It is an IJA Summer Flight Helmet, and it's 1944 made.
Looks ok from the photos, but I'm curious about the leather star insignia. Might need another pic for the inner stitching of the star insignia.
Regards,
Taka
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Thank you taka, I will request a photo of the inner stitching of the star.
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Hi John,
Probably the best IJA Fighter Pilot Helmet I've ever seen. There are many different types of star insignias, small, large, or no star at all.
I think for 300 is reasonable for this example.
Best regards,
Taka
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Thank you, I think I will pick this one up, it does look really nice and clean.
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Anyone else have one of these for comparisons sake?
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Cap is totally correct & original. All I can add is these are usually found in mint unissued condition& this is the most common variation
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Thank you jareth, even for being a common one I think they are still pretty rare in any condition.
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Yes I agree. I used to have a large collection of both army & navy flight caps. Finding named/ issued examples in good condition is the real challenge
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