Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale McCord M1 Helmet with Seaman Paper Company Liner Sales This resulted in a line

This resulted in a line of double stitching being evident on the ‘upper toe' of the boot and it is easy to discern the difference between the two designs

It would have no moral effect and mighty little physical effect

This is definitely an Officer's pistol

This equipment has not been tested by IMA but we were told that the examples may possibly be  functional

The blade is dated 1862 very faintly on the ricasso below U

Original WWII U.S. Navy Painted Front Seam Fixed Bale McCord M1 Helmet with Seaman Paper Company Liner Sales This resulted in a lineOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a lovely U. S. Navy painted M1 helmet with a front seam and fixed bales. This example is in very good condition considering signs of honest wear from use, and decades of storage wear. There is a heat stamp, 440A, on the interior. The liner is missing its sweatband and chinstrap. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies.