Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner U.S. Ammo a chained-on funnel and filler

a chained-on funnel and filler cap

• Waterproof match case with compass

Published by McCarthy & Fisher at 148 West 45th Street

straight-shank ramrod

yellow and blue Divisional / Formation Patch the denotes that the soldier who wore this was a West African Frontier Force (WAFF) fighter in the 5th BN that served with the Chnidits in Burma

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner U.S. Ammo a chained-on funnel and fillerOriginal 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 675B, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June July 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies.