Original Pre-1870 Japanese EDO Period Samurai Jingasa Helmet British Uniform Not all fighter pilots went

Not all fighter pilots went into the new fighter units

These would fit a 10-12 year old boy so they are for display only

when he built a water-cooled prototype of the 1900 design

Hugo Borchardt designed the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878

Stakaty was a born Czech and actually was in the modern arms trade and worked for the Czech Government Arms Company of Omnipol in Prague

Original Pre-1870 Japanese EDO Period Samurai Jingasa Helmet British Uniform Not all fighter pilots wentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a most unusual helmet that is known as a JINGASA translating to "War Hat" or "Military Hat" during the Edo period of 1700 to 1860. The Edo period was a time of relative peace so the earlier traditional massive KABUTO helmets used as part of a Samurai's armor were phased out and the Jingasa became quite popular. By the end of the Edo period, known as the Bakumatsu Period of 1853 1868, the use of the Jingasa