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NETZKOPFHAUBE

 

Swiss net summer helmet

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The origins of the Swiss Netzkopfhaube unfortunately are still unknown to us. If they were either officially imported from Germany (with the arrival of the Bf 109G in 1944 ?) , partially "donated" by interned Luftwaffe pilots or manufactured in Switzerland (by whom ?) remains a mystery.

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One of several assumptions is that the Swiss took a specimen of a Luftwaffe  LKpN101 from an interned pilot and then produced their own version. Photographic evidence indicates the existence of several variations of the helmet. While the adjustable top hook for 3-strap oxygen masks resembles the German original, simple square wire loops below the ear covers provide lateral attachment points for the Huggenberger mask.

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The specimen on the official photograph to the left (shown in combination with a T-30 throat microphone) features the classic hook used for American and British oxygen masks. One might safely assume that snap fasteners are present on the opposite side.

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