Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet With NSDAP Insignia Bayonets the outer surface smoothed

the outer surface smoothed

The scabbard (saya) is steel and in very nice condition with original WW2 paint

and armor personnel thus eliminating all the various specialized helmets

This piece of hardtack is about how you would expect an item from the Civil War to look after being lost in the earth for almost 1

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet With NSDAP Insignia Bayonets the outer surface smoothedOriginal 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