Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Vehicle Net, Scrim and Westinghouse Liner - Complete IMA Merchandise though the fabric skullcap has

though the fabric skullcap has unfortunately detached from the leather in many places

The interior is lined with coarse linen type fabric

members had to leave when they married and especially when they had children

which is size marked 56 ½ along with a 1938 date

Aldershot is a town in Hampshire

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Vehicle Net, Scrim and Westinghouse Liner - Complete IMA Merchandise though the fabric skullcap hasOriginal 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 158A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of mid 1942, a year before the transition to swivel bales. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to