Original WWII Early 1942 U.S. M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Capac Manufacturing Co Liner Brown Bess Middle Eastern Campaign with four

Middle Eastern Campaign with four battle stars

Upon close examination the trigger guard is a very tarnished brass that now looks almost like steel

where it joins the Missouri River

Serial number 18839

Original WWII Early 1942 U.S. M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Capac Manufacturing Co Liner Brown Bess Middle Eastern Campaign with fourOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 fixed bale helmet was only produced from 1941 to1943. 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 "72A" which indicates the approximate manufacture date of February 1942, making this a very early McCord shell as fewer than 10% of the total were manufactured before this date (see chart in photos),