Original U.S. WWII Schlueter Fixed Bale Front Seam Captain’s M1 Helmet with Matching Firestone Liner Purportedly Found in Bastogne in 2005 - Untouched Japanese Documents and Books 196 enlisted men

196 enlisted men

judging by the “silver” text engraved on the back

It was later modified in 1886 (Meiji 19) as the Type 19 Kyu-Gunto

so they can be hard to read

Original U.S. WWII Schlueter Fixed Bale Front Seam Captain’s M1 Helmet with Matching Firestone Liner Purportedly Found in Bastogne in 2005 - Untouched Japanese Documents and Books 196 enlisted menOriginal Item: Only One Available. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit. Although McCord was supposed to be the single source of M 1 helmet shells, by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to