1942 McCORD Heatstamp:\'109B\' FIXED BALE 1st pat. Type-I US M-1 HELMET
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1942 McCORD Heatstamp:\'109B\' FIXED BALE 1st pat. Type-I US M-1 HELMET:
$152.50
WW2 Vintage circa 1942 McCORD Plate Lot: \'109B\' 1st pat. Type-I US GI M-1 HELMET Steel Pot w/ Khaki Tan OD-3 ChinstrapsNOTE:
STEEL POT is reposted as my JPEG images for some reason was not propagating correctly on this listing but only as part of the \'thumbnail\' images. sorry for this
inconvenience....but need to have all images for you to make a proper judgement call on this.
few buyers were asking Q\'s on close-ups etc.100% authentic...see ALL images. From my own personal US M1 helmet collection.
NOTE:
a VERY SOLID 1st pattern Type-I FIX BALE US GI M1 HELMET STEEL POT
with its orignial factory OD3 chinstraps factory bar-tack sewn onGuaranteed UNTOUCHED by any MODERN Helmet Re-builder! 100% VINTAGEBONE DOME SPECS:
-very EARLY McCord mfgr heat steel plate lot stamp: \'109B\' on the Hatfield Manganese steel sheet
circa 1942 (see Girard & Blais)-HIGH DOME profile....has the full punch draw on the manganese steel sheet WITHOUT any fissure cracks.
(during my collecting days, I could never understand why some helmet collectors will forsake a nice FIX BALE
STEEL POT if it had fissure punch cracks. This was a very common manifestation for most EARLY
FIX BALE helmets and absolute proof of its HIGH DOME full punch draw on the manganese steel plate.
Back then, I would collect any FIXED BALE STEEL POT, fissure cracked or not.....as especially today, any decent FIX BALE POT is getting increasingly difficult to find.)-has its original factory Stainless steel welded FIXED BALES -split seam FRONT on the 1st pat. stainless steel edge rim. the holding weld punch marks are
right up to the seam itself.
NOTE: this ca. 1942 example does NOT have the additional edge rim weld punches as my early ca. 1941
McCord FIX BALE being offered!) -Original factory OD paint on the interior....has age/storage/wear/spotting patina....
around the circumference near the rim, the re-paint can be seen. the inner dome area has
100% factory OD paint.
NOTE: the GI\'s partial laundry ID stamp which is ALSO seen
on the ARROW side of the chinstrap-exterior has period done re-paint (NOT done recently)....there is bald spot near front upper
dome quadrant....has slight very shallow buckling. exterior has scuffing, age metal patina, scrapes, and abrasion
wear marks thru-out....
-evidence of CORK AGGREGATE texture finish is present especially along the lower circumference band
of the outer dome (typical---very common)....in this case RIGHT ABOVE the edge rim.Specs on OD-3 Khaki CHINSTRAPS:
-ARROW side: nice early die-stamped out BRASS with the separate \'lift-bar\' (Girard & Blais
refer to this as \'raised stem bar\'....see below)
burnishing all gone....bare brass yellow alloy seen. the same condition for the
crimp-adjuster tab.
NOTE: GI\'s laundry ID ink stamped on OD3 canvas strap....same as in the interior
-khaki tan OD3 shade webbed canvas strap originally factory bar-tacked on fixed bales.
tiny bit of bale fold corner fray spot....otherwise free of fraying or cloth nicks....has age soiling
patinaHOOK SIDE:
-100% factory bar-tack sewn on the FIXED BALES.
-has the angle-slant cut on the claw tips.
-bare bronze brass yellow color alloy....burnishing worn off.
OD webbed strap is relatively free of fraying and cloth nicks.
one tiny tiny bale fold corner fray nick....see imageCONDITION: as described
GUARANTEED UN-TOUCHED BY ANY HELMET REBUILDER
and from my own personal helmet collection of several yearsTOTAL UNBAGGED-UNBOXED weight: 2-lbs & 4.4 ounces
for international shipping....will pack as light as possibleref images: reynosa, oosterman....also highly recommend HELMETS OF THE ETO
by Girard and Blais on HISTORIE&COLLECTIONS PUBLICATIONS
guaranteed 100% WW2 vintage....NOT A MOVIE PROP, NOT A REBUILT HELMET, NOT A REPRO
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US POST OFFICE raised 1st class & Priority rates again!
1942 McCORD Heatstamp:\'109B\' FIXED BALE 1st pat. Type-I US M-1 HELMET:
$152.50