Original U.S. WWII USAAF 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Liner Personalized by Squad Members Category_Snider Rifle Accessories to allow the ammunition drum

to allow the ammunition drum to be changed in flight — but fighter ace Albert Ball V

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The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZC 189

Inside is a fine dark leather liner that shows only light use

Original U.S. WWII USAAF 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Liner Personalized by Squad Members Category_Snider Rifle Accessories to allow the ammunition drumOriginal 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!