Germany. A Scarce Luftwaffe Pilot’s Skk-90 Anti-Flak Flight Helmet Manufactured By Siemens Auction Archive 1939 during the North Sea

1939 during the North Sea operations

plain gilt reverse

the obverse with the monograms of Franz Joseph I and Kaiser Wilhelm I

komm heraus aus dem Elefantenhaus” (a rhyme

suspended from blue ribbon

Germany. A Scarce Luftwaffe Pilot’s Skk-90 Anti-Flak Flight Helmet Manufactured By Siemens Auction Archive 1939 during the North SeaThis is an extremely well preserved example of a rarely encountered Luftwaffe Pilots SKK 90 Anti Flak Flight helmet manufactured by Siemens. This helmet is round, in the shape of half a medicine ball, constructed of interlocking and hinged steel plates (magnetic) designed to protect the wearers head from anti aircraft shrapnel. The entire helmet is covered in multiple pieces of thick dark brown leather, with cutouts around the ears, designed to