This example is a BATF approved non-gun and utilizes much of the original steel Lewis receiver rebuilt as totally inert never to be made operational again and a parts set of original Lewis parts
leather buckle strap on the back nap of the helmet to adjust the helmet size
The MG42's effect was so devastating that Allied troops were trained before the D Day landings to distinguish its unique sound when fired
The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that read FS 64
It was still the theater where some of the best guys in the Squadron were to make the supreme sacrifice on the day the world rejoiced because Germany had surrendered
Original U.S. WWII M1 Schlueter Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Net Bayonets This example is a BATFOriginal Item: Only One Available. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit. Although McCord was supposed to be the single source of M 1 helmet shells, by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to
