WW2 American helmet

[Tr0nic]

Hi everyone !

Some time ago I got and americain WW2 helmet from my dad.
When he was young he found it at a farmers barn nearby .
I'm curious to know which specific type it is and google isnt helping really

Also on the inside on both sides there are markings, what do they mean ?

The helmet is some rusted but still strong, there is a crack.

I would like to find out more about it and maybe obtain an original WW2 liner to make it complete again.
Just want to keep it as I recieved it from my dad !

[NCA]

What you have there is an early ww2 us army m1 helmet.It has a stainless steel front seam rim and fixed bales.1941-43.The numbers inside is the first letter of the soldiers last name along with the last four digits of his ASN.
Where was it found by the way?

[Tr0nic]

My dad found it a long time ago in the barn of a pig farmer ( he didnt dig it up) , In Belgium in the Flanders region !
A few km's from my home there was a small airfield in WW2 used by the germans. Now it's gone and there is a lake and golfclub instead.

But in the helmet there are one side 2 lines and other side 1 line
Which one is then the ASN?

[NCA]

The same numbers have been written three times.

B7320.

[NickD]

also from the shape of the bails i would say its a McCORD made shell.

[moaning minnie]

display as it was originally found,why add a liner without chinstraps,you wont see the liner any how,show that magnificent McCord lid with its unique stress crack and stainless fixed bales,in all its integrity just how i like them,i wonder how many of these lids were lost on the way through france,holland,belgium etc,fantastic iconic piece of history,cheers dave.