Original WWII U.S. Navy “Battleship Grey” Painted M1 Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Receiver That is why I had

That is why I had no insignia on my fatigue

We have had several of these in the past

This helmet is heat lot stamped 194B which indicates the approximate manufacture date of June 1942

which was retained by a mounting screw under the brass frame

The cover displays the 1808/1859 rampant lion motif/crest of the British East India Company

Original WWII U.S. Navy “Battleship Grey” Painted M1 Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet with Westinghouse Liner Receiver That is why I hadOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is an excellent example of a WWII U. S. Navy Painted M1 Helmet. It is a circa 1944 M1 McCord Front Seam Swivel Bale Helmet, painted in battleship grey blue with a WWII Issue Westinghouse "High Pressure" Liner. 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