Original U.S. WWII US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade (JG) Rank Painted 1944 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale M1 Helmet with Net and Westinghouse Liner - Original Period Applied Blue Paint French Machine Guns government printing office : 1944-O-593271

government printing office : 1944-O-593271

The threatened use of poison gas in WW2 never became a reality

It also has a Model 1873 breech block fitted

First Lieutenant Charles Warrener was seriously wounded and would die of his wounds on Christmas Eve

pursuing the defeated Axis army across Libya and reaching the Mareth defensive line on the Tunisian border in February 1943

Original U.S. WWII US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade (JG) Rank Painted 1944 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale M1 Helmet with Net and Westinghouse Liner - Original Period Applied Blue Paint French Machine Guns government printing office : 1944-O-593271Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Swivel Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, fitted with a very nice liner by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. 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 partially heat lot stamped 896