Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Swivel Bale Helmet with Manhattan Project Connection & 22 Victory Letters Price_$-030 - $50 The bottom of the grip

The bottom of the grip looks like it may be heavily stamped with some type of marking

Both barrels are unfortunately frozen and cannot be unscrewed after a century of storage

Löwenwerk

There were many smaller makers who supplied the need for these knives

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Swivel Bale Helmet with Manhattan Project Connection & 22 Victory Letters Price_$-030 - $50 The bottom of the gripOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine late WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet, with a very nice late 1940s issue liner. The helmet comes with some great provenance, as well as TWENTY TWO letters received through "Victory Mail". The letter we received with this helmet from a past seller reads as follows: I got this M1 from a local woman in 2018. I was told it belonged to her brother, James D. McKenzie. She said he