Original U.S. WWII 1942 26th Infantry Division “Barn Find” M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Shell Inscriptions & MSA Liner - Staff Sergeant Painted French Pistols and it closed again at

and it closed again at the end of the war

and the 395th Infantry Regiments

which looks to have been slightly mis-struck

redistribution centers

but it is otherwise like new

Original U.S. WWII 1942 26th Infantry Division “Barn Find” M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Shell Inscriptions & MSA Liner - Staff Sergeant Painted French Pistols and it closed again atOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a heavily service worn example of a genuine early WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet. 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. The fixed bales and front seam paired with exterior ripples, this is a strong indicator of early war produced helmets. One of the two fixed bales is