Original U.S. Late WWII 88th Infantry Division Named Officer M1 McCord Rear Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Lock Assembly replacing the multi-piece riveted vent

replacing the multi-piece riveted vent with one stamped directly into the steel

(The only option available to the British was the Despretz-Niemann-Guthrie process)

It is possible that this is not the first designation on the rifle

Year of Manufacture: 1882

As originally designed and produced

Original U.S. Late WWII 88th Infantry Division Named Officer M1 McCord Rear Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Lock Assembly replacing the multi-piece riveted ventOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a late WWII M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with complete Firestone liner. Both he helmet and liner are name to an officer named ROTH who was a Lieutenant that was apparently promoted to Major (most likely while on Occupation duty after the war.) 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