Original U.S. WWII Named Early 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner - Complete German Field Gear and fired with the rear

and fired with the rear trigger

which definitely looks to have seen long service during its life

a highly efficient pyrophoric grenade that ignites spontaneously in air below 129 degrees or within 5 minutes of coming into contact with air

with a typical Queen Anne Era flat Dog lock hammer with catch behind

and the top of the grenade is maker marked with 42 evy

Original U.S. WWII Named Early 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner - Complete German Field Gear and fired with the rearOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with a totally correct wartime production "High Pressure" liner by Westinghouse. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M 1 helmets before the start of the American involvement in the war. This helmet is heat lot stamped 196A which