Original WWII U.S. M1 Schlueter Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner French Militaria Signed by the author

Signed by the author

This model retained all of the form and function of the original Soviet offering but was given specific alterations to suit Polish Army requirements as well as local industry

(As it happens

they also made hoses buggies and press tin parts for such things as cigarette holders

Arrives dull but can be sharpened to hold an impressive edge

Original WWII U.S. M1 Schlueter Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner French Militaria Signed by the authorOriginal Item: Only One Available. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit. Although McCord was supposed to be the single source of M 1 helmet shells, by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to