Original U.S. WWII Matched Named Navy Seabees USN Marked 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Inland Liner Japanese Edged Weapons The scabbard is a USN

The scabbard is a USN Mk

This would indicate service in the 15th Kompanie of the 21st (Bavarian) Infantry Regiment in 1934

The small brass trigger guard (correct for this model) has a pleasing aged patina

This NSRKB Armband is in very good lightly used condition

as per Modern Japanese Swordsmiths by John Slough

Original U.S. WWII Matched Named Navy Seabees USN Marked 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Inland Liner Japanese Edged Weapons The scabbard is a USNOriginal 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 229B, which indicates a manufacture date of 1942. The front of this example is stenciled with USN on both the shell and liner, which is often associated with the Seabees. The Ordnance Department selected McCord