Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Camouflage Painted Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner U.S. Militaria The Royal Dutch Shell refinery

The Royal Dutch Shell refinery on Dutch-owned Curaçao

but they could probably be polished up to their original luster if desired

Truly an excellent example of WWII production blade from a well-regarded hard to find maker

This is a German NSDAP Podium Banner

and the right side also has a crack in the dried out leather

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Camouflage Painted Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner U.S. Militaria The Royal Dutch Shell refineryOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner, a rare thing to see. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. This helmet has also has a lovely "Field applied" camouflage paint scheme, with various browns and greens added over the original O. D.