Original U.S. WWII 1st Infantry Div. 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet & M1943 Field Jacket - The Big Red One Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets with the bright 16 inch

with the bright 16 inch blade

We have never seen one of these in condition this good

The SMLE was retained as the standard issue rifle through WW1

nomenclature is SIGNAL

" and "short" specifies less than a full measure

Original U.S. WWII 1st Infantry Div. 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet & M1943 Field Jacket - The Big Red One Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets with the bright 16 inchOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, along with a very good condition M1943 Field Jacket. Both bear the Insignia of the U. S. Army 1st Infantry Division, known as "The Big Red One." It looks as though the helmet was repainted post war, possibly to match the jacket, but it is definitely all WWII construction. The Jacket, Field, M1943 was standardized