Original U.S. WWII 1942 Captain’s M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner French Gun Magazines a platoon of Company C

a platoon of Company C

Silver hair flowing out from under a tall top hat decorated with stars

Unfortunately the connector between the hammer and the mechanism has been removed

but it is unfortunately not one that we recognize

this was done on the regimental colors)

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Captain’s M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner French Gun Magazines a platoon of Company COriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 stamped 63 D which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January February 1942, about a year before the transition. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan