Original U.S. WWII Early 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Napoleonic The grip is wood covered

The grip is wood covered with an embossed leather covering

The 23rd Light Dragoons were raised in 1794 with the threat of War with France following the French Revolution

We rather suspect that the decorated Miquelet lock and the barrel date to about 1800

Two of the original liner split pins remain

it would be extremely difficult to try and identify the original owner of the belt

Original U.S. WWII Early 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Napoleonic The grip is wood coveredOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with a Firestone liner. 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 693A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of March 1943. The