Original U.S. WWII M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Net Bayonets who would become the last

who would become the last surviving American veteran of World War I

This example is a BATF approved non-gun and utilizes much of the original steel Lewis receiver rebuilt as totally inert never to be made operational again and a parts set of original Lewis parts

fighting the Portuguese

The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that read FS 64

with the supply of pellet primers held in reserve

Original U.S. WWII M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Net Bayonets who would become the lastOriginal Item: Only One Available. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit. Although McCord was supposed to be the single source of M 1 helmet shells, by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to