Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Bira Gun and there are multiple pictures

and there are multiple pictures of soldiers in the field

Thankfully this Maxim survived because it did not see much service in WWI as it was manufactured in the final year of the conflict

where he was a member of the Session and a Sunday School teacher for many years

It does not conform to the usual patterns seen

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M3 Steel FLAK Helmet Bira Gun and there are multiple picturesOriginal 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