Original WWII USMC 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with 1943 Westinghouse Liner with Cover Night Sights During World War I the

During World War I the Schwarzlose was also pressed into service as an anti-aircraft gun and as such it was deployed using a variety of often improvised mountings

This example falls right into this category having the above described antiaircraft sight system

The lower end is provided with two recesses for a spanner wrench if removal is necessary

and mopped up in that general area

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Original WWII USMC 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with 1943 Westinghouse Liner with Cover Night Sights During World War I theOriginal 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 "886C" which indicates the approximate manufacture date of April 1944. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These