Original U.S. WWII McCord M1 Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Named Hawley Paper Liner Named to 93rd Bombardment Group Sergeant Doyle Shoup Lock Assembly stamped with 1747

stamped with 1747

but the colors are still relatively vibrant

The telescope measures 17 1/2" when fully closed

It is definitely thicker in construction than the usual army issue

however it does show signs of service use and wear

Original U.S. WWII McCord M1 Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Named Hawley Paper Liner Named to 93rd Bombardment Group Sergeant Doyle Shoup Lock Assembly stamped with 1747Original Item. One of a Kind. This is a very nice early example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner, which is mostly complete, a rare thing to see. The helmet is named to an officer, Michalak, and the rare Hawley liner is well named and marked to Sergeant Doyle E. Shoup, 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, and later Headquarters, 93rd Bombardment