Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Russian Uniforms - Eye glasses in case

- Eye glasses in case and more

and it was necessary for the soldier to be able to distinguish between different gases at a time when circumstances would make the differentiation difficult if not impossible

After the war some saw service in American prisons and with American police forces

The leather helmet liner is unfortunately absent

One staff is full 12” length

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet - Complete Russian Uniforms - Eye glasses in caseOriginal 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, 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 injuries, however