Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Original Flocking - Missing Chinstrap French Awards Medals Badges Insignia as it was Colt's first

as it was Colt's first swing out cylinder revolver

complete with its original chin scales

The grip is bare wood

intended to put in a button hole on the shirt or collar

This visor cap still has the original maker label mostly clear on the interior crown

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Original Flocking - Missing Chinstrap French Awards Medals Badges Insignia as it was Colt's firstOriginal 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