China, Republic. A Rare China-Burma-India Theatre Flying Tigers Avg Officer's "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet Auction Archive with two additional bands located

with two additional bands located at both the top and bottom of the cap band

the reverse stamped with an issue number of “1236”

Royal Artillery (obverse inscribed in Turkish script with Tughra of Sultan Abdulmejid I

Saint Helena Medal - Bronze

card cover with a 16-page paper insert

China, Republic. A Rare China-Burma-India Theatre Flying Tigers Avg Officer's "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet Auction Archive with two additional bands locatedNicknamed 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