Original U.S. WWII 1943 McCord M1 Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Marine Named Firestone Liner - Roy F. Ricker Chinese Militaria To ensure that the grenade

To ensure that the grenade hit the ground nose first

We would probably rate it at a 6 out of 10

One has lost almost all the paint

Inadequate for taking on tanks

Original U.S. WWII 1943 McCord M1 Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Marine Named Firestone Liner - Roy F. Ricker Chinese Militaria To ensure that the grenadeOriginal 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 stamped 554A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June July 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to produce the steel M1 helmet bodies.