Original British Post WWII RAF MK-1A Flight Helmet with Visors - Oxygen Mask - Storage Case Japanese Flags Model 1809/31 smoothbore

Model 1809/31 smoothbore

though it is not maker marked

The escutcheons for the barrel pins are cherry blossoms

It also features its original portepee sword knot

with only the last three letters of the name

Original British Post WWII RAF MK-1A Flight Helmet with Visors - Oxygen Mask - Storage Case Japanese Flags Model 1809/31 smoothboreOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Mk. 1A was issued in the early 1950`s and was the first RAF helmet with a fixed visor, the visor locked at various positions and was issued in various tints from clear to dark tinted. The RAF Mk. 1A was originally used by all front line pilots flying rotary & fixed wing aircraft, this included subsonic & supersonic aircraft, everything from early Hunters to Lightning's and continued in limited use until the late