Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Bergmütze with minor variations

Bergmütze with minor variations

There is a 28th Infantry Division “Keystone" insignia patch pinned to the flag

In the photo at left

Comes complete with chin strap and stylized helmet plate with intertwined initial N

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Bergmütze with minor variationsOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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. This helmet is stamped 596B, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June July 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies.