• WWII / Hippie Helmet

  • $129.00 USD

  • Description

    Original war time German fire helmet which has a unique post war Hippie, Peace, Love paint job. I did pick this up in Germany, but its all in English. It says; The King, The Angles (yes, Angles, as in geometry), Peace, Love as well as having some flowers and random shapes. It appear to be finger painted in an apparent rebellion against brushes and craftsmanship. The comb of the helmet was broken off. The liner is actually intact, although the foam rubber material under the leather seems to be crumbling and little bits of it are shedding. A fascinating multi layered piece of history and I believe it to be an original piece of hippie culture probably from the 1960's or there about. The paint job shows age and feels like it was probably applied around the 60's and not like it is something recently done.