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Original fairly nice example of a WWII German Luftwaffe leather skull cap / LkpW101 flight hat. OK condition with some flaws. The headphones are not inside and the little leather tab at the neck which would have held the throat microphone has been removed. You can still see the stitch holes where it was. I can not make out the size, but it is smaller – probably a European size 56-57ish (about a US hat size 7 or so). It is a very wearable example, the leather is still quite nice. See photos for condition. While I would never list an item I find to have an offensive odor, I cannot ensure buyers (especially those very sensitive to odors) will feel the same as smell is subjective. I know there should be a simpler way of doing this, but I haven’t figured it out, so this is my best option at the moment.

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Original WW2 German EREL Vulkanfiberhelme exported to Chile in 1939 and used by the Chilean army. This model is in 1960s regulations with officer rank displayed on the front. The rank is for captain. Liner is gone and chin strap is broken.

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Original WW2 German EREL Vulkanfiberhelme that was exported and used by the Chilean army during WW2 and after. However, during this time Germany needed its steel helmets since they were preparing for war with Poland. Instead Germany offered to export M35 Vulkanfiberhelme and Czechoslovakian Vz. 32 which Chile accepted. This example is in fairly good condition besides the missing chin strap and features a later replacement liner from the 1950s instead of the EREL liner which would’ve been there when first imported into Chile. Very rare and hard to find helmet, would be perfect for any serious helmet collector.

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