Original British WWII "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet with Newspaper Lining Showing SS Officer Manufacture Type_New Made Items o Manual For Commanders of

o Manual For Commanders of Infantry Platoons- 1917

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Original British WWII "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet with Newspaper Lining Showing SS Officer Manufacture Type_New Made Items o Manual For Commanders ofOriginal 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