Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Category_Spade Grip Assembly the company was also based

the company was also based at An Khe for a short time from late in 1969 to 1970

which would make sense as this case is not the heavy web construction seen on the Pattern 37 type

multi-piece cotton construction that measures 28 x 24 inches

This set is called a Hauptbesteck 1939 (Main Cutlery 1939)

From what remains it seems it was originally marked:-

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Category_Spade Grip Assembly the company was also basedOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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, a rare thing to see. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. 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