Original Japanese WWII Summer Flying Helmet Hotchkiss .303 Models 98/02 & 98/05

Models 98/02 & 98/05

Offered without scabbard (available separately Item# AYB1700)

The sporting rifle was made half stocked and virtually no visible markings remain

Gloucestershire Regiment

began seeking enemy merchant ships on the Indian Ocean route between the Cape of Good Hope and Australia

Original Japanese WWII Summer Flying Helmet Hotchkiss .303 Models 98/02 & 98/05Original Items: Only One Set Available. Made of a soft tan leather, this helmet is in very good supple condition. It is constructed of multiple separate pieces of leather, with a 5 pointed Japanese Army Star on the front. The ear cups are complete, and made of hardened leather, each having holes in the center for mounting the communication equipment and receivers. All straps are fully functional, all the buckles and tabs work perfectly. The helmet