Original German Luftwaffe Pilot Seat Parachute Section dated 9 Sept. 1941 in Send Home Box Blunderbuss The interior is velvet lined

The interior is velvet lined which appears to have once been a deep purple color but has faded

These helmets have serious imperfections to the shell and often to the liner that prevent them from being sold as Grade One examples

and would be used exclusively to "fight Bolsheviks"

Even the Mk 1 modified butt plate did not last long and was soon replaced with a screw on butt plate as soon as WW2 started as an economy measure

we never thought they’d come up there

Original German Luftwaffe Pilot Seat Parachute Section dated 9 Sept. 1941 in Send Home Box Blunderbuss The interior is velvet linedOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an original cut out section of a German WWII Sitzfallshirm or Seat Parachute. These were used most often by fighter pilots and bomber crews. This particular example is made up of sections 1 through 3 out of 28(all German Parachutes numbered every section), and retains its original inspection stamps with multiple 1941 dates on section #1. It is constructed of white silk and is offered in excellent condition. An