Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with 87th Division Painted Firestone Liner and Helmet Net French Gun Magazines and 155th Pennsylvania) were issued

and 155th Pennsylvania) were issued with Zouave uniforms to reward their proficiency in drill and battlefield performance

So it was proposed to use Black faced Armor in the case of Sir Winston Churchill

and from 1899 to the end it had a lower skull style shape

which is etched on the ricasso by the maker/retailer (very faint):

Original U.S. WWII 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with 87th Division Painted Firestone Liner and Helmet Net French Gun Magazines and 155th Pennsylvania) were issuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a genuine WWII M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with complete Firestone liner with chin strap and vehicle netting helmet net. 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 853 D, indicating approximate manufacture