Original U.S. WWII 1942 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with Vehicle Painted Shell & Westinghouse Liner MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly centered on the upper portion

centered on the upper portion of the Navy or Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal

with no major issues or cracking

It comes contained in the original wood scabbard nicely bound with plaited plant fiber similar to wicker

This is an original ZEPHYR model U

Original U.S. WWII 1942 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with Vehicle Painted Shell & Westinghouse Liner MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly centered on the upper portionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, fitted with a very nice liner by Firestone. It saw service during WWII, and has had the outside of the shell repainted with lighter green "vehicle" paint, something that is very rare to see. 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