China, Republic. A Rare China-Burma-India Theatre Flying Tigers Avg Officer's "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet Archive serving at National Headquarters as

serving at National Headquarters as Vice Chief of Naval Staff and as the Fourth Member of the Naval Board in 1949

each constructed of a black wool base

currently mounted to a black piece of cardstock

in law or medicine

Complete motion of hand with exception of (the) first finger

China, Republic. A Rare China-Burma-India Theatre Flying Tigers Avg Officer's "Bombay Bowler" Pith Helmet Archive serving at National Headquarters asNicknamed 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