Original British WWII "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet with Newspaper Lining Showing SS Officer Bira Gun taken from an entry in

taken from an entry in a German officer's diary

Pvt Abel BOOTH

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The word Jäger (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light-infantry or light-infantryman in German-speaking military context

Original British WWII "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet with Newspaper Lining Showing SS Officer Bira Gun taken from an entry inOriginal Item: One Only. This helmet is fascinating piece of military history. Privately purchased officer's helmets such as these were known as "Bombay Bowlers." They were mostly made in India, however the manufacturing was done by Chinese immigrants displaced by the war. As part of the construction materials, they would use local newspaper to form part of the helmet's liner. In this case, it was a Chinese language newspaper that was used, and by a