Original U.S. WWII Captain M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner One-of-a-Kind Serial number is 109172 meaning

Serial number is 109172 meaning its production was the year 1898

The latch tabs are slightly bent

Fitted with the standard 44

fading and wear

The end of the war found the regiment occupying New Orleans

Original U.S. WWII Captain M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner One-of-a-Kind Serial number is 109172 meaningOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a genuine WWII U. S. Captain's Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with a Westinghouse pressed fiber liner. 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 (not totally legible). The front of the