Original U.S. WWII USAAF 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Liner Personalized by Squad Members Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock one leather keeper loop

one leather keeper loop

indicating 1867 manufacture at the government arsenal at St

The original blade buffer is however long gone

still bears the heavily gilt Portepee (sword knot)

chained chin strap and spike to complete the ensemble

Original U.S. WWII USAAF 1943 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Liner Personalized by Squad Members Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock one leather keeper loopOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful!! It's rare that we get a WWII U. S. helmet with such great research potential! Here we have very nice example of a genuine mid WWII Issue U. S. A. F. issued helmet, with a liner that was quite personalized. Not only did the owner install a U. S. Army Aviation Branch pin in the front eyelet hole, they also look to have had the members of their squad write their names and addresses on the outside!