Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Technician 5th Grade Rank Painted MG 15 - Wire loop on the

- Wire loop on the end panel to mount the box to a machine gun

The other knife is a April

and are overall a better known company in part due to their past for producing high quality pith helmets prior to their work with the M1 helmet liner

The butt stock has some cracks on the left hand side

The cover of the box features 4 very happy Japanese soldiers waving a flag and showing each of their mirrors and pictures to eachother

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Technician 5th Grade Rank Painted MG 15 - Wire loop on theOriginal 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