Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern, by B.K. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac engraved with an NSDAP membership

engraved with an NSDAP membership number of “49014” for an unidentified recipient

the exterior of the band stamped with an illegible hallmark and the interio with a silver content number of “835”

likely wartime made personal souvenir composed of a mounted Prussian pilot's badge

flanked by a letter “W”

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, First Pattern, by B.K. consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac engraved with an NSDAP membership(Heer Tropenhelm, 1. Form). A first pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of pressed cork shell with a multi piece khaki tan cotton twill exterior liner. It features a central canister topped on the crown by a ventilation shaft hidden by a dome lined in identical cotton twill. The left side of the canister is pinned with an aluminum insignia consisting of a black shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle, measuring 35 mm (w) x