Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII McCord M1 Helmet shell which was depot refinished for use during the Korean War. The helmet is matched with a lovely 1951 dated CAPAC liner. The OD Green helmet cover is an early Vietnam War example and is in lovely condition, this was not an uncommon site to see in Southeast Asia in the early 1960s.
This is a very nice example of a Korean War Era Issue M1 Helmet as used during the Korean War Era and into the early Vietnam Conflict. The shell looks to be a standard Korean war issue or possibly late WWII, and has swivel bales and a manganese steel rim with a rear seam. There is a faint heat lot stamp, which we cannot see clearly due to the repainting done at the depot. It is fitted with a correct Korean war style chin strap, which uses bent metal brackets to attach to the "bales", and also has a separate connector in the buckle, designed to break if put under excessive strain, preventing injury.
The helmet is complete with an early issue, Korean War Era, "High Pressure" liner and leather chinstrap, with a CAPAC stamp on the crown. The liner has had all of the original paint on the exterior, and shows some minor period wear The interior has clean OD7 Olive Drab HBT Webbing secured by blacked “A”-Washers, which show some oxidation. All pieces are present, as is the leather liner chinstrap.
This is a lovely, complete example of a WWII produced M1 helmet shell which continued its life during the Korean War into early Vietnam.
Comes more than ready for display.
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