Original U.S. WWII Medic 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner One-of-a-Kind The rest of the bayonet

The rest of the bayonet is also in good shape

It also has an RSAF Enfield inspection stamp and broad arrow Ordnance mark

and a quick-change barrel

The journey to New York or Boston took three days in a stagecoach which ran but once a week

No doubt these were produced in some quantity originally but for whatever reason very few survived

Original U.S. WWII Medic 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner One-of-a-Kind The rest of the bayonetOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 stamped 147D which indicates the approximate manufacture date of May 1942, just after the U. S. entered into WWII. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to