Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Japanese Edged Weapons This is the thumb piece

This is the thumb piece lever that retracts the locking bolt

lined with rayon and is marked with the size (58)

Limited quantity

- A high quality Tulwar sword featuring a steel hilt inlaid with beautiful brass/copper/gold flower designs complete with early heavy curved blade and blood gutters

Several hundred were in the 11mm Gras caliber for anti balloons use since it was the smallest caliber to be able to receive an incendiary bullet but all the others were in 8mm Lebel

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Japanese Edged Weapons This is the thumb pieceOriginal 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 596B, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June July 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies.