Original British WWI Sun Helmet of Major Henry Leftwich Haddon Owen of The Dorsetshire Regiment with Transport Tin British Flags A friction wire is coiled

A friction wire is coiled to provide resistance to pulling and is joined to the pull loop

in Tunisia

The chinstrap and decal are post war replacements

It does not have any lanyard loops

Overall a very nice totally correct 100% genuine double decal Luftwaffe helmet

Original British WWI Sun Helmet of Major Henry Leftwich Haddon Owen of The Dorsetshire Regiment with Transport Tin British Flags A friction wire is coiledOriginal Item: One of a kind. Major Henry Leftwich Haddon Owen was a recipient of the prestigious Military Cross for his service during World War One. He received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant on August, 29th, 1914, was promoted to full Lieutenant on June 1st, 1916. Became a Captain on July 12th, 1917 and finally a Major after the Great War in 1920. He served with the 4th Dorsetshire Regiment, the 2 4th Dorsets, as an officer of the Machine Gun