Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet - Complete Original Antique Guns Inside the sweatband there is

Inside the sweatband there is an embroidered red R

then Army primary

The lever must be pushed relatively hard to remove the barrel from the action

and the third model was by far the most produced type of the 1866

with pebbled aluminum buttons that all appear to be maker marked

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet - Complete Original Antique Guns Inside the sweatband there isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a hard to find USAAF WWII issue M4 A2 Flak Helmet in good condition. 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