Original U.S. WWII Medic 1945 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Original Liner U.S. Ordnance Squared-off engraved tsuba (cross guard)

Squared-off engraved tsuba (cross guard) with gold highlighted menuki (grip decoration)

The chevrons and rockers are embroidered in olive drab silk

and over-layers of blue with cut-out stars and overlaid red stripes

Dugan (27 December 1918)

It also has some very interesting markings

Original U.S. WWII Medic 1945 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Original Liner U.S. Ordnance Squared-off engraved tsuba (cross guard)Original 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. 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