Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with III Army Corps Insignia and Firestone Liner Japanese Ordnance (Browning Automatic Rifle) rifleman's waist

(Browning Automatic Rifle) rifleman's waist belt with FIVE web pockets  four of which can each hold

"SU MI SU" could mean the surname "Smith"

and occasionally a small ding but all are free of major dents or imperfections

and where safety is

Buckelew served as a member of the Marine 5th Amphibious Corps during WWII in the Pacific Theatre

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with III Army Corps Insignia and Firestone Liner Japanese Ordnance (Browning Automatic Rifle) rifleman's waistOriginal 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 Firestone liner and helmet net. It also is painted on both sides of the helmet with the distinctive "three pointed star" unit insignia of the U. S. Army's III Corps, which took part in WWI, WWII, and exists to this day. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch