Original U.S. WWII Named Early 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Period Applied Officers’ “Follow Me” Stripe, 1st Lieutenant Bar, M-1944 Net and Westinghouse Liner - Complete Lock Assembly looks like it might have

looks like it might have carried cigarettes but it is too thin and we were told it is for "visiting cards" much used during Victorian times through World War One but now a thing of the past

or for issue to rear-line troops

Regardless of the barrel manufacture

The size 57 marked leather liner is in very good shape

We are believe that the horn itself dates from the 18th century

Original U.S. WWII Named Early 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Period Applied Officers’ “Follow Me” Stripe, 1st Lieutenant Bar, M-1944 Net and Westinghouse Liner - Complete Lock Assembly looks like it might haveOriginal 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 totally correct wartime production "High Pressure" liner by Westinghouse. 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 415A which