{"product_id":"original-u-s-wwii-navy-usn-mk2-talker-flak-helmet-repainted","title":"Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet - Repainted","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great MkII flak helmet used during WWII by the U.S. Navy. This helmet is in great condition but has been repainted, and the painter painted over the liner, so the entire helmet is now one color. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is rough on the interior and could use a good cleaning. The padding is still fully intact, with the rubber still soft and no signs of the adhesive failing. The padding is painted the same blue as the rest of the helmet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mk-2 was manufactured by the McCord Radiator Company in Detroit Michigan; the \"Arsenal of Democracy. Its composition is non-magnetic Hadfield manganese steel. In addition to accommodating headphones, it also provided a great deal of protection to the wearer. The bowl is so wide it even provided some coverage to the shoulders of the sailor who was underneath it. Painted sea blue, the Mk II, like the Mk I, has cork applied with the paint to provide a textured, non-reflective surface. The markings that were once along the brim are now under the new layer of paint. The paint could possibly be stripped from the interior if one desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new helmet was to protect \"exposed deck personnel\" and accommodate a telephone headset; furthermore, it had to be usable while wearing a gas mask and binoculars. Designated \"USN MK-2\", was at the time the largest helmet ever used in US service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great example of a service-worn Mk 2 Helmet, repainted and only missing the chinstrap. Ready for further research and display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42044815704133,"sku":"ONSV24ADI029","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24ADI029__03.jpg?v=1728534285","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-wwii-navy-usn-mk2-talker-flak-helmet-repainted","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}