Original U.S. WWII Schlueter Swivel Bale Captain’s M1 Helmet with Westinghouse Liner - Untouched British "Bobby" Police stamped hinge and stamped catch

stamped hinge and stamped catch are all intact and in perfect working condition

Mounted on a triangular steel stand

and still retains a good amount of the original silver wash on the front

-marked shoulder stock — an extraordinary find for the advanced collector of early U

Original U.S. WWII Schlueter Swivel Bale Captain’s M1 Helmet with Westinghouse Liner - Untouched British "Bobby" Police stamped hinge and stamped catchOriginal Item: Only One Available. In World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945. The total production of M 1 helmet shells during the war reached 22,000,000. Of these about 20,000,000 were produced by the main contractor McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit. Although McCord was supposed to be the single source of M 1 helmet shells, by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to