Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Canvas Chin Strap Edged Weapons The silver card case comes

The silver card case comes complete in the original velvet lined outer case from when it was made

This wonderful example is finely signed on the tang with the name of the maker ("mei"): 豊 後 住 友 行 - BUNGO JU TOMOYUKI

The jacket is complete and in excellent condition with two small tears in the back of the collar

Several of these makers did not stamp the code into the shell of the helmet but rather marked them with an ink stamp

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M5 Steel FLAK Helmet with Canvas Chin Strap Edged Weapons The silver card case comesOriginal 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 or used very much, 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