Original WWII USMC M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner and Cover Military Art Scabbard Length: 16 1/4"

Scabbard Length: 16 1/4"

Aerial Gunner in B-24 bombers and was a member of the 5th Air Force

The scabbard of this example is straight throughout with chocolate paint and no indentations

This is a WWII German National Banner that measures 28 inches wide by 70 inches long

Another item straight out of the attic

Original WWII USMC M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner and Cover Military Art Scabbard Length: 16 1/4"Original Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These bodies were made from a single piece of Hadfield Manganese steel that was produced by the Carnegie Illinois & Sharon Steel Corporations. Each completed raw M 1 helmet shell weighed 2. 25 lbs each. The later M 1 helmet