Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Canvas Chin Strap Edged Weapons spearheading Patton's Third Army

spearheading Patton's Third Army

187 yd) in 100 m (109 yd) increments

The silver card case comes complete in the original velvet lined outer case from when it was made

and is stuffed with what appears to be horsehair

Several of these makers did not stamp the code into the shell of the helmet but rather marked them with an ink stamp

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Canvas Chin Strap Edged Weapons spearheading Patton's Third ArmyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very hard to find USAAF WWII issue M5 Flak Helmet, in very good condition. It does not look to have been issued or used very much, but it does have a lot of storage wear on the exterior shell. This has removed a lot of the fuzzy "flocked" coating on the exterior. World War Two American bomber crews in the skies over Europe needed something more than their leather flying helmets to provide them with shrapnel