M1 front seam fixed bale.. battle for Siegfriedline

[Bumbleshoes]

Hey folks,

I recently picked up this cool helmet. A soldier left it at farmhouse during the liberation of The Netherlands.. close to the german border near the city of Aachen. So I guess somewere around sept/okt/nov '44. It has been in a collection since the 80's. Could be from Old Hickory, 29th inf, armoured div, tank destroyers, red horse.. those divisions liberated that area.

It has some really nice wear and I believe it's never repainted or messed with. The shell is stamped 71B, does anybody know the maker?

Thanks!

[Tank Destroyer]

Nice untouched helmet. The marker is McCord

[BlackCat1982]

Not easy to pull down a specific unit as there are many it might have been. Nice pot, shame there's no liner.

[Bumbleshoes]

Shure, only speculation. If helmets could tell a story..... thanks for the reply

[greatwhite]

can you post a square on picture of the bales, looks a nice lid.

[Bumbleshoes]

What do you mean exactly?

[greatwhite]

Some bales had different shapes try this link

Schlueter Vs McCord

[Bumbleshoes]

I will post a pic later today thanks

[MAP]

Some bales had different shapes try this link

Schlueter Vs McCord

This is a great link. Should be a sticky!

[ruddersrangers44]

The only thing sticky round these parts are your fingers Michael.............;
And we don't wanna know where they have been.Lol.