Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Named Empire Edged Weapons History of the Beaumont: Created

History of the Beaumont: Created in 1871 by a Dutch engineer named Messerecht

Overall length in scabbard is 31 inches

This is the stuff of Marine Corps lore

alongside the Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 rifle

It measures 7 1/2" in overall length with a 2 3/4" inch long cylinder/barrel

Original U.S. WWII 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner - Named Empire Edged Weapons History of the Beaumont: CreatedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with a Firestone liner. 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 heat lot stamped 557B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1943. The