Description
Lieutenant Lee Matthews ASN 0-1304758 from 480 Audubon Avenue New York
The various letters have postmarks ranging from 1943 to 1945
The metal components are very good and functional
Japan returned to being essentially a closed society
extremely rare to find original
Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Rear Sight Assembly Lieutenant Lee Matthews ASN 0-1304758Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an untouched Battle Worn Early WWII U. S. Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with painted Captains Rank. The helmet is still mottled with mud, which most likely was applied in the field as a rudimentary camouflage (this practice is often observed in original photos of GIs during the Italian Campaign). The mud, in fact, has been on the helmet so long that it is almost impossible to remove as it has