Original U.S. WWII M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Net and Firestone Liner nChannel In my own case

In my own case

and the instability of WW2 rubber compounds

The original leather carry case is marked on the interior of the lid:

electrical hookup cord

Original U.S. WWII M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with Net and Firestone Liner nChannel In my own caseOriginal 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 swivel bales and a front rim seam, which along with the flat stamped blacked steel chinstrap buckle, usually indicates production at the end of 1943. However, this helmet has a very low production lot number,