Original WWII U.S. Engineer Special Brigade 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Rare Inland Liner Japanese Uniforms The short rifle retains its

The short rifle retains its serial numbers of F 42200 on the barrel only

Ketzler was a pilot on the 117th Assault Helicopter Company during the Vietnam war and was in country from October 25th

It has the correct QR box with engraved German text reading 'To Release harness : Turn and push'

There is rust damage on many of the sides

Original WWII U.S. Engineer Special Brigade 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Helmet with Rare Inland Liner Japanese Uniforms The short rifle retains itsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an incredible find, which we obtained recently from an old private museum. This is a unique Engineer Special Brigade M1 Fixed Bale Helmet which the museum purchased directly from the veteran in the early 1960s. This writer, in fact, recalls seeing this same helmet in the museum display back in the 1980s and 1990s! This McCord helmet is stamped with heat lot 140B, which indicates the approximate manufacture