Original U.S. WWII 1943 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with USMC Korean War / Vietnam War Era Cover and CAPAC Liner MG 34 Ammo Storage Overall a very nice example

Overall a very nice example of a hard to find WWII German Belt and buckle

when it was phased out with the introduction of the L85A1 assault rifle

but generally relegated to training and use as a sub-caliber addition for larger guns

with just a tiny bit of wobble on the cross guard

At that time the corps consisted of the 26th and 80th Infantry Divisions and the 4th Armored Division

Original U.S. WWII 1943 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with USMC Korean War / Vietnam War Era Cover and CAPAC Liner MG 34 Ammo Storage Overall a very nice exampleOriginal 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 568C which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1943, just