Original U.S. WWII Early War 1st Lt. Marked M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner Price_$-030 - $50 Overall Sword Length: 24"

Overall Sword Length: 24"

On deployment the division was assigned to the III Corps Tactical Zone of Vietnam where it commenced operations in the Dinh Tuong and Long An provinces (6 January-31 May 1967) in Operation Palm Beach

the butt stock is marked with a GA cartouche

these representatives of Military Government assisted in restoring order

and the channels for the spring and bayonet catch have been filled in with soldered brass and steel

Original U.S. WWII Early War 1st Lt. Marked M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner Price_$-030 - $50 Overall Sword Length: 24"Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine early WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet, with a white "Follow Me" Lt. Stripe on the back of the helmet shell. There is also the stripe in white paint for a 1st Lt. Rank on the front of both the shell and the liner. 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