the important features and characteristics are visible on the exterior of the helmet
WWI Canadian Brodie Helmet - A British made helmet with split rivet chin strap fasteners
with ornate brooch bar on ribbon
The pommel exhibits the twelve oakleaf style
The painful and weak right hand caused by the shrapnel wound during his encounter at Bellewaerde in May 1915 was a permanent handicap
Two German Air Protection Federation (Rlb) Pins Hold the important features and characteristicsTwo German Air Protection Federation (RLB) Pins Reichsluftschutzbund". Silvered metal and blue enamels, maker marked "H. AURICH DRESDEN" and marked "GES. GESCH." on their reverses, large: 24 mm x 25 mm, small: 17. 2 mm x 18 mm, horizontal pinbacks, light contact, near extremely fine and very fine, respectively. Footnote: The RLB was established by the Reich Air Ministry in April 1923, from the existing German Protection League (Deutches