Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with USMC Camo Poncho Cover and Westinghouse Liner Category_Water Jacket Assembly and is maker marked and

and is maker marked and dated on the blade: PIONEER CALCUTTA 1943

used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867

It does show some use and sharpening

and it adopted the peaked cap worn by the AFS instead of the peakless sailor-style cap which had been worn by many pre-war fire brigades (including the London Fire Brigade)

The installed lenses are in great shape

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with USMC Camo Poncho Cover and Westinghouse Liner Category_Water Jacket Assembly and is maker marked andOriginal 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 Westinghouse liner and helmet net. It also has a very nice camouflage cover, made from a section of a USMC reversible camo poncho. The poncho section has lost a lot of flexibility, indicating it was installed on the helmet decades ago, and now retains the shape permanently. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only