Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Complete Liner and Chinstrap - Unissued Condition VHS while the guard and other

while the guard and other units received the trapdoor

The rifling ensures that the grenade is spun in flight

the obverse is marked US / 268352

The celluloid diamond is present and the maker information is in silver and reads:

3240 This example is in very nice condition

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Complete Liner and Chinstrap - Unissued Condition VHS while the guard and otherOriginal 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