Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Vehicle Net, Scrim and Westinghouse Liner - Complete U.S. Marines USMC M inspection mark on the

M inspection mark on the blade indicates it was seen by Alfred G

the rear foot brake operates and the hand front brake moves but needs adjustment to operate

To increase its effective weight

made by a very rare maker

and portions of the surviving reports are incomplete or arranged out of chronological order

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Vehicle Net, Scrim and Westinghouse Liner - Complete U.S. Marines USMC M inspection mark on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 stamped 158A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of mid 1942, a year before the transition to swivel bales. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to