Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent condition German WWII Luftwaffe Flieger Kopfhaube (Aviator Helmet/Hood), model LKp W101. This is a helmet for winter, as indicated by the W. It is made of leather, with a very nice rabbit fur lining, which has a chamois backed forehead area and neck straps. It comes with a fully correct and intact communication setup, with attached throat microphones, installed headphones, and a bakelite 4 pin connector on the back. Also included from the collector is the end of an original box for a flight helmet, however it is actually for a summer weight model LKp S101 in size 56, but definitely still would make a good addition to any aviation collection.
The helmet is in excellent condition. It still has the original manufacturers tag on the interior rear:
FL. Kopfhaube Gr. 57
Baumuster LKp W101
Gerät – Nr 124-436 A
Werk – Nr – 1 K. H s l
Anf. Z Ln 26618
Hersteller
Deutsche Telephonwerke
und Kabelindustrie
Deutsche Telephonwerke & Kabelindustrie AG (German telephone works and cable industry Co. or DeTeWe) of Berlin, a manufacturer of telephone and radio equipment. We do not know if they manufactured this flying helmet, or whether it was shipped to them for outfitting with the avionics. Overall condition is very good to excellent. It features the studs and hooks for a 4 point oxygen mask attachment.
The throat microphones are marked Mi4c and Ln 26779-3 meaning the avionics are comprised of round Mi4c magnetic type throat microphones with four-pole break coupling/plug. Both are also marked with the bxo three letter code of DeTeWe. It carries the short communication cord favored by fighter pilots and is fitted with a plug that is nicely marked BLK v Fl 27560.
Also included are a set of Luftwaffe Type 295 Fliegerschutzbrille (flying goggles), with clear glass lenses and an elastic fabric strap. The goggles are maker marked O.W. on the top, for O.W. Wagener & Co. of Rathenow, Germany, a known maker of these goggles during WWII. They feature Luftwaffe gray aluminum frames, and the rubber surrounds are actually still relatively soft, with functional elastic. There is however a crack in the left lens, but this could always be replaced.
This really is a fantastic medium size (57cm) example of a German WWII Flying helmet, complete with goggles & avionics!
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