Description
Upon our purchase of this jeep we tasked master restorer David Welch the former president of the MVPA (Motor Vehicle Preservation Association) and owner of Ramshorn Creek Restorations to conduct the inspection
The steel buckles were typically painted with grey field paint to prevent any shine
We have even included Japanese WWII stamps to the interior for added authenticity
The Bandoleer worn in a "V" design from the small of the back over the shoulders to the navel where it secures to the waist belt has five more lidded compartments for further 8 mm Ammunition storage
It wasn't only the Germans who had Spiked Helmets
Original WWII 1943 U.S. M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Seaman Paper Co Liner Brunswick Rifle Upon our purchase of thisOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 fixed bale helmet was only produced from 1941 to1943. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M 1 helmets before the start of the American involvement in the war. 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