McCord rear seamed sand/silca textured 1951 produced KW Helmet.Heatstamps all begin with M-prefix,Green painted steel chinstrap hardware,this originally became a substitute as Brass with mildew inhibitor were meant to have been fitted.Capac Liner with green painted A washers including green buckle sweatband,for some reason the leather on these period types turn quite a dark brown as opposed to later types produced,both sweatband/nape are clearly stamped with the MIL- QM-DATE stamps,original matt olive drab paint on both shell and Liner.just have to say a big thanks to Rod as I acquired the shell from a USMF member via Rod so cheers mate these shells are quite rare in there original spec,as most got painted up, nice to finally have a mate for the Liner.hope you enjoy this setup............
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