Original British South Africa Propeller Framed RPPC Photograph of Captain William Lancelot Jordan with Plaque Category_Accessories They would later be replaced

They would later be replaced by proper "revolving rifles"

with just a bit of light denting on parts of the edge

but there are small rings which keep the cockades affixed to the helmet

indicating production in 1896 per Colt factory records and the included letter

and the elastic is still quite springy

Original British South Africa Propeller Framed RPPC Photograph of Captain William Lancelot Jordan with Plaque Category_Accessories They would later be replacedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Captain William Lancelot Jordan DSC & Bar, DFC (3 December 1896 20 August 1925) was a South African World War I flying ace credited with 39 victories. Jordan enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) as a mechanic in September 1916, and subsequently volunteered to fly as a gunner. He received his pilot's training in 1917 and was posted to RNAS 8 Naval Squadron to fly Sopwith Triplanes. Shortly after his arrival,