Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Rear Sight Assembly Lieutenant Lee Matthews ASN 0-1304758

Lieutenant Lee Matthews ASN 0-1304758 from 480 Audubon Avenue New York

a quality mahogany wood frame containing SEVEN individual photographic cameos of Queen Victoria and her Military Heroes

though it definitely is worn and degraded from use and age

the soldier already had a pickelhaube

but not nearly as strong as the medieval European battle attire

Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Rear Sight Assembly Lieutenant Lee Matthews ASN 0-1304758Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an untouched Battle Worn Early WWII U. S. Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with painted Captains Rank. The helmet is still mottled with mud, which most likely was applied in the field as a rudimentary camouflage (this practice is often observed in original photos of GIs during the Italian Campaign). The mud, in fact, has been on the helmet so long that it is almost impossible to remove as it has