Original WWII USMC 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Cover MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The original German wartime leather

The original German wartime leather sling is also included

but his four volume work "GERMAN BAYONETS" is acknowledged as the supreme reference work on the subject

The leather covering to the grip partly missing however the Chappe (rain-guard) of the hilt is clearly marked with the Regimental details: 14 L

Following the end of the war

A truly interesting very large leather bodied Gunner's Horn with wooden spout and end cap

Original WWII USMC 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Cover MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly The original German wartime leatherOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These bodies were made from a single piece of Hadfield Manganese steel that was produced by the Carnegie Illinois & Sharon Steel Corporations. Each completed raw M 1 helmet shell weighed 2. 25 lbs each. The later M 1 helmet