Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Rare Personalized & Dated Hawley Paper Liner Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly in addition to the battle

in addition to the battle damage

this company was formed in 1919 from Gustav Hammesfahr

New York at the end of September 1942 as one of the original three squadrons of the 348th Fighter Group

Srs or Sapeur means "sapper" & refers to the 1st official firefighting unit created by Napoleon I which was part of the military engineering arm

A few gunners wore a chest parachute

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Rare Personalized & Dated Hawley Paper Liner Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly in addition to the battleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper line. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. This liner in particular was decorated and personalized by the owner H. Taylor, who marked his name many times on the outside, and also drew a very nice tree with