Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Price_$-050 - $200 This is a genuine example

This is a genuine example that was repainted at some point in its life

I owned one of these lantern back then but at the time did not know of it’s historical connection

Size is approximately a US 34"

marked on the barrel I

which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June-July 1943

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Price_$-050 - $200 This is a genuine exampleOriginal 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