China, Republic. A Rare China-Burma-India Theatre Flying Tigers Avg Officer's "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet Buy Now In June of 1916

In June of 1916

topped by an inscription of “УЧАСТНИКУ ВОЙНЫ” (“WAR PARTICIPANT”)

CATHARINES REGt" above and "TO" below the clock face

Footnote: Reich’s Youth day (October 1/2) was commemorated by an annual show of force and public demonstration of the Hitler Jugend

Robert Begg on Glasgow (later Kincardine)

China, Republic. A Rare China-Burma-India Theatre Flying Tigers Avg Officer's "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet Buy Now In June of 1916Nicknamed the "Bombay Bowler" due to its Indian style, this helmet is designed with a round crown and a very wide brim, the framework in cork, making the helmet very lightweight. The exterior is covered in a khaki cotton and features intertwined beige coloured threading that forms a series of diamond patterns, giving it a quilted look, with a 27 mm wide khaki cotton band around the circumference of the crown that rests just above the brim, the ends