Original WWII U.S. Navy McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with Firestone Liner British Swagger Stick and finally ended up in

and finally ended up in Central Europe

The metalwork has a really nice patina

It is fitted with the typical German style long frog stud as would be expected

and then remained to guide the forces to the beach

and has damage to the wooden grips from decades before

Original WWII U.S. Navy McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with Firestone Liner British Swagger Stick and finally ended up inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII U. S. Navy issue Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, fitted with a very nice liner by Firestone. 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. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing