Original British WWI Rare “Leather Tanker Helmet of 1916” Complete With Liner and Chinstrap Pirate Flags Opposing the landings was the

Opposing the landings was the German 352nd Infantry Division

and would clip around the belt

Tristin 1875

iron from a forge near Clarksville was probably used too

Original British WWI Rare “Leather Tanker Helmet of 1916” Complete With Liner and Chinstrap Pirate Flags Opposing the landings was theOriginal Item: Only One Available. Issued to the first British tank crews in 1916 as a personal protection against head injury, the helmet was sometimes mistaken for German headgear when crews abandoned their vehicles in action (with often disastrous consequences for the wearers). Amongst tank crews headdress was often a matter of choice, therefore the standard Brodie pattern steel helmet was regularly worn as was the softer and more comfortable