Original U.S. Korean War 1945 3rd Infantry Division Officer’s M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Lieutenant Category_Fusee Spring & Cover becoming the first American field

becoming the first American field artillery unit of the war to destroy enemy aircraft by artillery fire

and the tip has just the tiniest bend on the end

and the spring in the barrel ring is still present

so we made the right turn

The tube measures roughly 31¾” long

Original U.S. Korean War 1945 3rd Infantry Division Officer’s M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Lieutenant Category_Fusee Spring & Cover becoming the first American fieldOriginal 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