Original U.S. WWII M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Named Helmet with BiColor Camouflage Net MSA Liner WWI what we have here is

what we have here is a custom built EIC officer's pistol designed for superior loads for use in a Howdah

The tin with storage marks

with a correct wartime replicated manufacture's stamp "hkz43" on wood shaft

& E6 as shown in picture

Original U.S. WWII M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Named Helmet with BiColor Camouflage Net MSA Liner WWI what we have here 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 has fixed bales and a front rim seam, which along with the flat stamped brass chinstrap buckle, indicates production at the end of 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit