Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet with Headset and Microphone Military Flare Guns which was a 32-gun frigate

which was a 32-gun frigate that Greaves and Nickolson built in 1785 at the Quarry House yard in Frindsbury

As it happened the only samples on hand in Macon were the 1853 Slant Breach Models

including slings

but a very few somehow escaped the conversion

the total surmounted on the top by what appears to be a plume holder

Original U.S. WWII Navy USN MK2 Talker Flak Helmet with Headset and Microphone Military Flare Guns which was a 32-gun frigateOriginal 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