Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Rear Sight Assembly the soldier already had a

the soldier already had a pickelhaube

Lieutenant Lee Matthews ASN 0-1304758 from 480 Audubon Avenue New York

The upper frame stamping is still almost fully legible

but not nearly as strong as the medieval European battle attire

Japan returned to being essentially a closed society

Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner Category_Rear Sight Assembly the soldier already had aOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an untouched Battle Worn Early WWII U. S. Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with painted Captains Rank. The helmet is still mottled with mud, which most likely was applied in the field as a rudimentary camouflage (this practice is often observed in original photos of GIs during the Italian Campaign). The mud, in fact, has been on the helmet so long that it is almost impossible to remove as it has