Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Flocked Paint - Rare Variant No Return Serial # 179834 overall very

Serial # 179834 overall very good metal finish with all proofs still present

as well as when it was overhauled:

U-55 was launched on October 19th

they quickly downed the enemy planes

There are no legible maker markings or dates

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet with Flocked Paint - Rare Variant No Return Serial # 179834 overall veryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is something we have not seen before! It is a very good condition hard to find USAAF WWII issue M3 Flak Helmet, however it has a "flocked" paint job! This basically means it is "fuzzy", however this is a development that was part of the changes that made the M5 version of the Flak helmet, and we have not seen an M3 with this paint job before. It is flocked inside and out, under the liner, so we have no reason to