Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet with Rare MI-2454-B Headset Microphone by RCA German Luger These are original issue Vickers

These are original issue Vickers Machine Gun belts from the Great War

The MALACCA cane body itself has several several splits and cracks from it over 200 years of age but all appears present

if only it was the real thing or just dated from that period

The flag is constructed of silk with a stitched and stuffed buoyant border to assist in the flotation of the flag on the water for a Japanese pilot who crashed in the sea

when the Norden bombsight was not controlling it

Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet with Rare MI-2454-B Headset Microphone by RCA German Luger These are original issue VickersOriginal Item: Only One Available. The MkII "Talker" helmet was developed in 1942 for naval personnel, allowing communications headgear to be easily worn under the helmet. It was a very large and somewhat ungainly helmet to wear though it did serve its purpose very well. It was designed to accommodate wearing headphones for Radiomen or anyone using shipboard sound powered phones. The Mk 2 was manufactured by the McCord Radiator Company in Detroit