Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Swivel Bale Front Seam Helmet with Converted Paratrooper Liner Japanese Holsters and there is minimal cracking

and there is minimal cracking and/or wear

Amour penetration performance remained as before ie 160mm (6

Masses of pre 1871 dated French Chassepot Bayonets had been captured in the Franco Prussian War of 1870/71 and to fill the need these were adapted in WW1 for use with various German rifles

and the Dominican Republic

but shot out a forked probe that punctured a paper target barely an inch from the "muzzle"

Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Swivel Bale Front Seam Helmet with Converted Paratrooper Liner Japanese Holsters and there is minimal crackingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine late WWII Issue U. S. Army M1 Helmet, with a very nice WWII Issue liner. 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. This helmet is faintly stamped heat lot stamped with 904A, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of May June