Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The stahlhelm M53 was generally

The stahlhelm M53 was generally identical in shape to the wartime M40 version of the M35

especially with the appearance of its direct descendant

Each plate bears the original four-digit serial number

Although officially replaced in the UK with the L1A1 SLR in 1957

much less own one

Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The stahlhelm M53 was generallyOriginal 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 882Cwhich indicates the approximate manufacture date of March 1944. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These