British Zulu Style Pith Helmet Collection (x5)
A variety of a unique pith helmets from various times and places in the world. Helmets are all vintage, used and in various conditions of state. Militaria product is used and product may be dusty/dirty from use. To preserve the product we do not clean any vintage items. The pith helmet (also known as the safari helmet, sun helmet, topee, sola topee, salacot or topi[a]) is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith, typically pith from the sola, Aeschynomene aspera, an Indian swamp plant, or A. Paludosa, or a similar plant. Designed to shade the wearers head and face from the sun, pith helmets were often worn by people of European origin in the tropics, but have also been used in other contexts. The item “British Zulu Style Pith Helmet Collection (x5)” is in sale since Monday, April 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “jpmizell” and is located in Santa Cruz, California. This item can be shipped to United States.