Original U.S. WWII Early War 1st Lt. Marked M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner Japanese Artwork & Posters " It is a derivative

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The removable liner secures into the coat by means of loops which secure to buttons sewn within the liner of the coat

The top fitting is inlet for the scabbard lock on the hilt

Heiland who received the Distinguished Flying Cross which can be verified at this site

1st Carinthian Alpine Hunters Battalion and 3rd Austrian Alpine Hunters Battalion from the former Bundesheer

Original U.S. WWII Early War 1st Lt. Marked M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner Japanese Artwork & Posters " It is a derivativeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine early WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet, with a white "Follow Me" Lt. Stripe on the back of the helmet shell. There is also the stripe in white paint for a 1st Lt. Rank on the front of both the shell and the liner. 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