Original U.S. WWII Schlueter Fixed Bale Front Seam Captain’s M1 Helmet with Matching Firestone Liner Purportedly Found in Bastogne in 2005 - Untouched Japanese Documents and Books 196 enlisted men

196 enlisted men

The barrel was looks to have been cut down at some point to be more "cowboy friendly"

also used in the RGD-5

which we estimate puts production around 1867

The round war head is 4 1/2" in diameter

Original U.S. WWII Schlueter Fixed Bale Front Seam Captain’s M1 Helmet with Matching Firestone Liner Purportedly Found in Bastogne in 2005 - Untouched Japanese Documents and Books 196 enlisted menOriginal 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