Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Net - Inland/Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner The Pacific on HBO Harold Eugene Tacia Naval Serial

Harold Eugene Tacia Naval Serial Number 3122776 was part of the crew aboard USS BOLIAR (APA-34) during WW2 in the Pacific

and a dedicated service department

Handguard: 4 1/2” wide x 5 1/2” long

The war began after a pronunciamiento (a declaration of military opposition) against the Republican government by a group of generals of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces

Very hard to find an original example of this very rare German re-issued bayonet

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Net - Inland/Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner The Pacific on HBO Harold Eugene Tacia Naval SerialOriginal 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 583B, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of May June 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies.