Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Vehicle Net, Scrim and Westinghouse Liner - Complete IMA Merchandise which is size marked 56

which is size marked 56 ½ along with a 1938 date

This earlier version of the shoulder stock did require the "four screw" frame or the inlets on the recoil shield of the frame and the bottom of the grip

Year of Manufacture: circa 1815

though the fabric skullcap has unfortunately detached from the leather in many places

AT grenades are unable to penetrate the armor of modern tanks

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Vehicle Net, Scrim and Westinghouse Liner - Complete IMA Merchandise which is size marked 56Original 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 158A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of mid 1942, a year before the transition to swivel bales. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to