Original WWII USMC 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Cover MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly A truly interesting very large

A truly interesting very large leather bodied Gunner's Horn with wooden spout and end cap

but his four volume work "GERMAN BAYONETS" is acknowledged as the supreme reference work on the subject

The knife was designed to fit this same space hence the orientation of the sheath

and the quality of the leather that make these reproductions stand out above all the rest

The Butt has a large branded Company marking of 7/16 and the brass butt plate is marked E/7

Original WWII USMC 1942 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with CAPAC Liner and Cover MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly A truly interesting very largeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies. These bodies were made from a single piece of Hadfield Manganese steel that was produced by the Carnegie Illinois & Sharon Steel Corporations. Each completed raw M 1 helmet shell weighed 2. 25 lbs each. The later M 1 helmet