Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet - Complete Japanese Helmets Ferdinand Gottlob Schichau (30 January

Ferdinand Gottlob Schichau (30 January 1814 – 23 January 1896) was a German mechanical engineer and businessman

It even still has the original leather top tie string

whose first initial was J

It also has a steel "pistol grip" installed on the rear of the trigger guard

which borders the patch

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Crew M4A2 Flak Helmet - Complete Japanese Helmets Ferdinand Gottlob Schichau (30 JanuaryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent hard to find USAAF WWII issue M4 A2 Flak Helmet in almost unissued 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