Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Camouflage Painted Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner U.S. Militaria The Royal Dutch Shell refinery

The Royal Dutch Shell refinery on Dutch-owned Curaçao

The National Colors decal is retained at 75% remaining

It is stamped Emil Busch A-G

THIS STONE CAME FROM THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT The second medallion has an embossed molding showing the image of Winston Churchill that reads:

- USAAF Pocket Compass New In Box

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Camouflage Painted Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner U.S. Militaria The Royal Dutch Shell refineryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner, a rare thing to see. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. This helmet has also has a lovely "Field applied" camouflage paint scheme, with various browns and greens added over the original O. D.