Original U.S. WWII 1942 Captain’s M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner U.S. Equipment the East German reconstruction included

the East German reconstruction included large low rise (and later high-rise Plattenbau) housing

though it does look like there may be repairs along the barrel wood line

depictions of camp life

62×51mm NATO cartridge

possibly from moth damage

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Captain’s M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner U.S. Equipment the East German reconstruction includedOriginal 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 184E which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1942, about a year before the transition. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce