Germany, Heer. A Tropical Helmet, First Pattern, By Orl Archive by maker Meybauer

by maker Meybauer

22cm x 15cm

Nova Scotia from 1944 to 1945

Kimberly-Clark Corporation 2 Months No Accident Safety Award (in sterling silver with black enamels

with a large bull's eye style glass lens on the front

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Helmet, First Pattern, By Orl Archive by maker Meybauer(Heer Tropenhelm). A well preserved, first pattern Heer tropical helmet, constructed of a woven wicker shell consisting of a central canister with an outward flaring brim. The exterior is fully lined in a khaki coloured canvas twill liner. Topping the crown is a zink reinforced ventilation shaft opening into the interior, with a canvas lined rounded swivel guard set at the exterior. A band of khaki coloured cotton twill lines the exterior at the seam