I’ve recently acquired a very interesting leather flight helmet, and I’m reaching out to try to learn more about it.
The manufacturer is Palmgrens, currently a Swedish manufacturer of luxury leather products (based upon what I can see from their website). See logo in photo.
It has thick padding on the fore and aft sections. The design, with its neck valance, appears to have been intended for open-cockpit aviators IMHO.
It looks to me to be of pre-WWII vintage, but I cannot be sure. Any experts out there?
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By: 2banaviator - 6th December 2016 at 19:27
Many thanks Alan, you may be correct, esp judging from the padding on the helmet. The findings in Google search all seem to be from eBay, without any clear evidence offered for the authentic, intended use of the helmet (beyond what the sellers seem to claim). I’d love to find a photo of a Swedish tanker wearing this helmet.
Your message prompted me to expand my search further, and I’m surprised to learn that neutral Sweden actually had an armored division during WWII and an indigenous tank industry. Looks like I’ve much more to learn!
Thanks Alan!
By: Alan Clark - 6th December 2016 at 11:12
A google search suggests that it is not a flying helmet but a Swedish tank crewman’s helmet, of WW2 vintage.
By: Alan Clark - 5th December 2016 at 20:41
The crowns are a military mark, it’s on a jacket I have, not quite dress uniform, it’s plain green but definitely more ceremonial than a working uniform item.
Edit: I should have added that it is a Swedish military mark.
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December 5, 2016 at 7:59 pm