Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Receiver Top Cover FOR VICTORY

FOR VICTORY

The bayonet has a molded rubber handle instead of the stacked leather

The receiver is empty

The leather scabbard is in similar serviceable condition and even still has the suspension ring on the back

- Oberst Kurt Kuhlmey - Knights Cross

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Receiver Top Cover FOR VICTORYOriginal Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M3 Flak Helmet! World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel injuries, however it took a surprisingly long time for a new helmet to be developed and deployed to meet that need. Not until December of 1943 did the M3 reach the ETO, it was the first of three versions of the American flak