Original U.S. WWII 1943 Complete M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Brazed Major’s Insignia and 1st Armored Division Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum 81mm Mortar The white porcelain stopper is

The white porcelain stopper is nicely dated 1944 and coded FL UV with a Luftwaffe Eagle

and still has the manufacturers name and address in black underneath:

Velvet of the band is worn

WWI Dated M-1910 Canteens with Aluminum Screw Caps

These originally did not have a front hand guard on top of the barrel

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Complete M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Brazed Major’s Insignia and 1st Armored Division Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Liner - Formerly Part of the A.A.F. Tank Museum 81mm Mortar The white porcelain stopper isOriginal 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 faintly stamped 418, which indicates the approximate manufacture date of January 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet