Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Swivel Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Liner and Helmet Net Japanese Military Maps See photo of this shovel

See photo of this shovel on page 93 of the excellent reference book Fighting Men Of WW2- AXIS FORCES

Operations after Bastogne would have been anticlimactic under most any circumstances

Navy Good Conduct Ribbon (3 stars)

but instead by private contractor Landers

with an overall length of 120" and width of 61"

Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Swivel Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Liner and Helmet Net Japanese Military Maps See photo of this shovelOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine late WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet, with a very nice WWII Issue "thin" style helmet net. 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 stamped 880C, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of April May