Original U.S. WWII Early 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Madsen LMG though there is a repaired

though there is a repaired crack at the frong of the trigger group

and firing at full cock

Complete with three ramrod pipes and S style brass side plate with securing screw to center

The steel shell is stamped 54 S A indicating Schlueter manufacture and dating from 1945

and sent its first elements into combat at St

Original U.S. WWII Early 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Madsen LMG though there is a repairedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper line. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. This liner in particular is the best example of a Hawley liner that we have ever seen. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first