Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Net - Inland/Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner Original Antique Guns Society for Visual Education IncProperty

Society for Visual Education IncProperty

The overall condition is quite nice though there is a crack running the length of the stick

- Left shoulder bears an embroidered 8th Air Force patch

45 "LONG" Colt

10th Tank Regiment

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Net - Inland/Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner Original Antique Guns Society for Visual Education IncPropertyOriginal 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.