MSA cairns front-pieces shall be constructed of four to six layers of genuine tanned hide or patent leather and texon. The outer-most layer shall be available in either genuine tanned hide or patent leather with the following color options: BLACK, white, Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Gold (patent leather only), tan (genuine leather only), or gold-leaf. Front-piece sizes available shall include 3” for Mini key-chains, 4” for modern-style msa cairns fire helmets, 5” for msa cairns 880 tradition fire helmets, 6” for traditional-style msa cairns fire helmets (including leather), and 8” for traditional-style msa cairns fire helmets (including leather and presentation helmets). styles of front-pieces shall include standard and passport-styles and incorporate custom design elements such as text panels (up to four panels), raised sewn or sunken numbers/letters, various vinyl or Scotchlite graphics, and rank-identifying badges made from chrome or brass. Each 5", 6", and 8" front-piece shall have a horizontally-installed brass spine riveted to the back-side of the front-piece, approximately 20% below the top of the front-piece. This brass spine shall help the front-piece to resist shrinkage or becoming an entanglement Hazard for traditional-style cairns fire helmets. Text panels shall be available in both vinyl and Scotchlite; available colors shall include white, BLACK, Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, Gold, pink, and luminescent. Available Fonts shall include full block, Raphael, Alpha medium, copper gothic, goudy bold, Caslon adbold, demian bold, academy engraved, breeze Script, and clarendon medium. Text colors available shall match those available for the panels.