Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Division 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Paratrooper Helmet with Westinghouse Airborne Liner Mortars During design

During design

It is offered in "battlefield pickup / dug up" condition

Designed to attach to the waist belt in the center of the back the two straps go over the shoulders and attach to the "D" rings on the back of the triple ammunition pouches worn on the waist belt either side of the buckle to assist with the weight of the ammunition

and the edge has just a few tiny nicks on it

November 10th 1918 and November 11th

Original U.S. WWII 11th Airborne Division 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Paratrooper Helmet with Westinghouse Airborne Liner Mortars During designOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Swivel Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with markings indicating issue to the 11th Airborne Division, 11 A B on the liner. It features a WWII issue Westinghouse paratrooper liner, complete with both the paratrooper and shell chin strap. The U. S. WWII M 1 helmet was only produced from 1941 to 1945. The first production batch resulted with over 323,510 M