Original U.S. WWII 1942 McCord M1 Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Military Maps and busy building softball diamonds

and busy building softball diamonds

"Being one of the first infantry regiments to be moved overseas

with the cork washers still intact and tight with all three split pins

Most interesting however is that this helmet is outfitted for the NSDAP Civic Police

The mounts are all brass including the ornate patch box

Original U.S. WWII 1942 McCord M1 Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Military Maps and busy building softball diamondsOriginal 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, which is mostly complete, a rare thing to see. 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 heat lot