Original U.S. WWII 5th Infantry Division Named 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Hawley Liner Availability_Domestic 47" Overall

47" Overall

On final acceptance

replacing the older M79 grenade launcher and the conceptually similar Colt XM148 design

two thigh straps

The Kriegsmarine was involved in World War II from its outset

Original U.S. WWII 5th Infantry Division Named 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Hawley Liner Availability_Domestic 47" OverallOriginal 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 624B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of August 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These