Original U.S. WWII 1942 Captain’s M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Snider Rifle for Feldhaubitzenregiment 33 (Field Howitzer

for Feldhaubitzenregiment 33 (Field Howitzer Regiment 33)

with areas of the eagle completely flaked away

but after looking at quite a number of samples

word of mouth definitely supports that a half dozen had been purchased by the Indian Agency

000 lb snap fasteners

Original U.S. WWII 1942 Captain’s M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Snider Rifle for Feldhaubitzenregiment 33 (Field HowitzerOriginal 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 63 D which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January February 1942, about a year before the transition. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan