Original U.S. WWII 1943 Complete M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Brazed Major’s Insignia and 1st Armored Division Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum Cannons It oxidized

It oxidized

so we assume this is for

and has the typical long "pipe backed" 20 3/4" blade

bombardier and observer

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Complete M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Brazed Major’s Insignia and 1st Armored Division Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum Cannons It oxidizedOriginal 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 faintly stamped 418, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet