Original U.S. WWII 1943 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with Int'l Molded Plastics Liner German Air Force Luftwaffe written in Japanese with what

written in Japanese with what appears to be an address

so it lacks the detachable top spike and rear spine vent

The ferrule looks to be plated steel

& Theobald Ludwig

The light brown leather sweatband is perfect and has numerous stampings on the underside that read:

Original U.S. WWII 1943 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with Int'l Molded Plastics Liner German Air Force Luftwaffe written in Japanese with whatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with a Westinghouse liner and original period helmet net. 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 heat lot stamped 723B, which indicates the approximate