Original U.S. WWII Early 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Napoleonic Two of the original liner

Two of the original liner split pins remain

The grip is wood covered with an embossed leather covering

like the later blue helmets used in the 20th century

The aluminum Cap has a screw fitted where the later production M127A1 Flares would have a fixed firing pin

The airborne segment of the operation entailed flying 1

Original U.S. WWII Early 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Napoleonic Two of the original linerOriginal 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 Firestone liner. 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 693A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of March 1943. The