Original U.S. WWII USMC 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with 2nd Pattern Cover and Portrait Holsters & Cases The Liberty ship was torpedoed

The Liberty ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off La Calle

it has a special order "1/2 Magazine"

It is one of just 100 specially ordered for use by the SINGAPORE RIFLE CORPS in 1856

and the canvas has deteriorated to a very delicate condition

The hilt mounts have around 60% of the original nickel-plating still intact

Original U.S. WWII USMC 1943 M1 McCord Front Seam Helmet with 2nd Pattern Cover and Portrait Holsters & Cases The Liberty ship was torpedoedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice front seam fixed bale McCord M1 helmet with a Firestone liner, totally genuine 2nd Pattern USMC cover (with faded EGA that was applied for Korea) and a USMC WWII named portrait which we got along with the helmet. The helmet is stamped 612A which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July 1943. The Ordnance Department selected McCord Radiator and Manufacturing Company of Detroit Michigan to