Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Category_Spade Grip Assembly In response to the threat

In response to the threat by the Soviet Union

It is constructed of two wood sections hinged together

From what remains it seems it was originally marked:-

A "VERY" pistol is an early name for a flare gun

a neat pair of horn hilted Saudi Arabian Jambya Daggers each with a re-enforced 7" double edged blade and 11" in overall length

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Front Seam Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner Category_Spade Grip Assembly In response to the threatOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of a genuine WWII Front Seam Fixed Bale M1 Helmet made by McCord Radiator, with an extremely rare Hawley pressed paper liner, a rare thing to see. These liners are quite delicate, and often were replaced during the war, making them very hard to find. 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