Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner colts The need for a solution

The need for a solution to that problem was great since aviators at high altitudes regularly encountered temperatures below -50° F

Roughly equal to 71

The barrel has some powder burns

Regarded as an Antique this is completely free of any Federal Restricts to own and display and illustrates a very short but romantic part of Colonial Military History

Inside the back case is marked:

Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner colts The need for a solutionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an untouched Battle Worn Early WWII U. S. Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with painted Captains Rank. The helmet is still mottled with mud, which most likely was applied in the field as a rudimentary camouflage (this practice is often observed in original photos of GIs during the Italian Campaign). The mud, in fact, has been on the helmet so long that it is almost impossible to remove as it has