Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Camouflage Painted Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner U.S. Militaria The Royal Dutch Shell refinery

The Royal Dutch Shell refinery on Dutch-owned Curaçao

The National Colors decal is retained at 75% remaining

THIS STONE CAME FROM THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT The second medallion has an embossed molding showing the image of Winston Churchill that reads:

Truly an excellent example of WWII production blade from a well-regarded hard to find maker

The Beard Axe is a Swedish broad axe developed during the 7th century

Original U.S. WWII 1942 M1 McCord Fixed Bale Camouflage Painted Helmet with Rare Hawley Paper Liner U.S. Militaria The Royal Dutch Shell refineryOriginal 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. This helmet has also has a lovely "Field applied" camouflage paint scheme, with various browns and greens added over the original O. D.