Can anyone tell me if the bent piece of metal on top of an N5A New Yorker, where the rims come together behind the eagle, serves a specific purpose? Can it be taken off? I don't particularly like the way it looks on there but I don't know enough about leathers to decide if I take it off or leave it.
I could be wrong on this and please any one correct me if I am. At the top of the helmet just behind the eagle that bent piece of metal is there to protect the ends of the leather were all the seams come together.