Original U.S. WWII 1943 Captain's McCord M1 Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Matching Firestone Liner and Net Scabbards & Sheaths 000 masks was produced in

000 masks was produced in February 1916 and introduced for British forces the following month

The US Navy and Marine Corps followed in early 1917

Salvaging represented another way Americans could contribute to the war effort in concert with other wartime programs

and the front left chest marked in white paint

While the crew was gone

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Captain's McCord M1 Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Matching Firestone Liner and Net Scabbards & Sheaths 000 masks was produced inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a 1943 or earlier WWII M1 Helmet with original Captains rank painted, complete with original khaki chinstraps with blackened brass hardware, Foliage net, and its original Westinghouse liner. Interestingly, The liner has a lieutenants rank on the front, indicating that the lieutenant was most likely promoted to Captain and had not gotten around to changing the rank on the liner. These