Original France WWI French Armée de l'Air Air Force Pilots Leather Flight Helmet With Button On Goggles Russian Artillery The mounts are all of

The mounts are all of heavy brass

the highest honor a jeweler could receive

Note the row of stitches forming an "X" across the center of the flag

guide plate and primer base

which we have unfortunately not been able to identify

Original France WWI French Armée de l'Air Air Force Pilots Leather Flight Helmet With Button On Goggles Russian Artillery The mounts are all ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the first years of aviation, pilots started wearing leather flying helmets as a form of protection from the cold and the noise of aircraft engines. Leather was becoming a popular choice for protective gear with the rise of motor sport and aviation at the start of the 1900s. It has many advantages that made it the ideal material for flying helmets. It is warm, durable, impermeable to liquids therefore