Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet MP 34 577 caliber were purchased by

577 caliber were purchased by Great Britain

BSA purchased a license to manufacture the Lewis machine gun in England

THIS BUGLE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DONOR ON THE DISBANDMENT OF THE BATTALION

but later models had a straight hand guard

1917 2nd Lieutenant Leonard Guy Bacon together with his Observer Officer G

Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet MP 34 577 caliber were purchased byOriginal 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