Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Repainted Blue with Air Force Insignia Bayonets 1898 to March 25

1898 to March 25

and the fore stock doesn't look to have been swapped out

The strap is in great condition overall

between 200

but definitely dry and delicate

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet Repainted Blue with Air Force Insignia Bayonets 1898 to March 25Original Item: Only One Available. U. S. Army Air Forces WWII issue M5 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