Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Complete Liner Rigging Category_MG 34 Accessories with a Haagari (asymmetrical rounded)

with a Haagari (asymmetrical rounded) nakago-jiri (tip)

Underneath the sweatband is a large

lay down collar

Both of these flags are very nicely constructed

Most of the helmets that we see are missing the liners completely or have only remnants

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Complete Liner Rigging Category_MG 34 Accessories with a Haagari (asymmetrical rounded)Original Item: Only One Available. This is an hard to find USAAF WWII issue M5 Flak Helmet in unissued condition. It only has storage wear. 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,