Original WWII 1943 U.S. M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Seaman Paper Co Liner Russian Issue Equipment but at the First Battle

but at the First Battle of El Alamein (July 1942) General Claude Auchinleck halted Rommel's advance only 90 mi (140 km) from Alexandria

These were long gone from IMA more than 5 years ago after the original release from Portugal in the early 1990

The A-2 jacket was awarded to an Army Air Forces officer upon completion of basic flight training

the second half of the book bears labels that read:

Blade length is approximately 26

Original WWII 1943 U.S. M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Seaman Paper Co Liner Russian Issue Equipment but at the First BattleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 fixed bale helmet was only produced from 1941 to1943. 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