Original WWII USMC M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner and Cover Military Art originally made between 1858 and

originally made between 1858 and the end of the Civil War

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

The company would continue to operate under that name for the next 20 years

SHIRBURN CASTLE near Thames not very far from Oxford North West of London was the family home of part of the famous Gage family who had been active in English Politics since the 1540s era of King Henry VIII

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

Original WWII USMC M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with MSA Liner and Cover Military Art originally made between 1858 andOriginal Item: Only One Available.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