Original WWII Lieutenant 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner m again in Military District IV

again in Military District IV

the basic 1861 evolved into the Springfield Model 1873 which served the US until being replaced in the 1890s by modern breech loading rifles chambered for new smokeless powder rounds that were far superior to the Model 1873

The securing tongue is still attached to the flap and the leather securing nut is still present and attached to the front of the cartridge box

22 caliber Model 1 with the larger caliber of the 6-shot "belt sized" Model 2

The first use of the Lewis in the war was by Belgium

Original WWII Lieutenant 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner m again in Military District IVOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic early war M1 helmet with painted Lieutenant bar to front. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. 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 heat lot stamped 280H, a low number which indicates the approximate