Original U.S. WWII USAAF 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Liner Personalized by Squad Members Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock indicating 1867 manufacture at the

indicating 1867 manufacture at the government arsenal at St

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almost perfect except for some wear on the top of bottom of the tip

The original blade buffer is however long gone

The C-47 had two R-1830 engines of about 1100 horse power

Original U.S. WWII USAAF 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Liner Personalized by Squad Members Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock indicating 1867 manufacture at theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful!! It's rare that we get a WWII U. S. helmet with such great research potential! Here we have very nice example of a genuine mid WWII Issue U. S. A. F. issued helmet, with a liner that was quite personalized. Not only did the owner install a U. S. Army Aviation Branch pin in the front eyelet hole, they also look to have had the members of their squad write their names and addresses on the outside!