Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Technician 5th Grade Rank Painted British Antique Guns the 5th and 6th Marine

the 5th and 6th Marine Regiments received the Croix de Guerre

however the chin strap is broken and in a delicate condition

but mostly used as ground troops or for smaller airborne operations

attempting to surround the enemy and draw him into the 'chest'

1938 in Vienna

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Technician 5th Grade Rank Painted British Antique Guns the 5th and 6th MarineOriginal 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 30C, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January 1942. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These