Original U.S. Korean War 1945 3rd Infantry Division Officer’s M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Lieutenant U.S. Uniforms and the correct early war

and the correct early war brass hardware

But this is an excellent stepping off point for one who wishes to do so

and actually tore away from the goggles

but I'll tell you one thing the boys later told me: The day after the Armistice they got the word to turn in their Chauchats and draw Browning Automatic Rifles

when German bombings were an almost daily occurrence

Original U.S. Korean War 1945 3rd Infantry Division Officer’s M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Lieutenant U.S. Uniforms and the correct early warOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine late WWII Issue helmet, with each side bearing a very nice painted U. S. Army 3rd Infantry Division insignia. This helmet was certainly issued & painted during the Korean War by a Lieutenant of the 3rd ID. 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