Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Technician 5th Grade Rank Painted British Antique Guns 1938 in Vienna

1938 in Vienna

Improvements in the fuze reliability and performance by ARDEC engineers led to production of the M734A1 fuze manufactured by L-3 FOS (Formerly KDI)

which shows some age and denting

probably due to oxidation inside

- 17 February 1900 - Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Technician 5th Grade Rank Painted British Antique Guns 1938 in ViennaOriginal 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 30C, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January 1942. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These