McCord Front Seam Swivel Bail helmet

**Vonschrader** · 02-13-2012, 08:58 PM

This is my McCord front seam swivel bale helmet. The heat stamp is 866C. The bales have khaki chinstraps, with a flat buckle. The liner is a Westinghouse liner with khaki HBT Webbing, which is complete(It does have a repro sweatband) The liner also has an early green buckle leather chinstrap.

**NickD** · 02-13-2012, 09:20 PM

why will you only post pictures once the date has been identified ?

**Vonschrader** · 02-13-2012, 09:24 PM

by NickD

why will you only post pictures once the date has been identified ?

Dunno...I guess all you need to identify is the stamp, which I just need to write out. I could post pictures soon here if you'd like though.

**NickD** · 02-13-2012, 09:30 PM

it'll be nice to see the condition of the lid has been reissued is it in original condition pictures help allot

from the number you have given i sounds like a post war M-1 as its a very high number if that's the case an accurate date will not be possible.

**Vonschrader** · 02-13-2012, 09:57 PM

by NickD

it'll be nice to see the condition of the lid has been reissued is it in original condition pictures help allot

from the number you have given i sounds like a post war M-1 as its a very high number if that's the case an accurate date will not be possible.

Atm, I am on the hunt for my high quality camera. I also found a bright flashlight, and noticed the heat stamp was really 866C on the helmet. Does that make it an older helmet? The reason why I kept getting confused was that the heat stamp was stamped upside down -.-

**NickD** · 02-13-2012, 10:12 PM

OK with a number like that you're looking at a rough manufacture date of about march 1944.

**Vonschrader** · 02-13-2012, 10:14 PM

by NickD

OK with a number like that you're looking at a rough manufacture date of about march 1944.

Thanks a bunch! I will be posting photos in a few- uploading them right now. My question is, how did you figure out the date?

**NickD** · 02-13-2012, 10:18 PM

there's a chart in the book i have HELMETS OF THE ETO that's been complied by collectors that can be used to help date WW2 manufactured McCord made M-1's a book i recommend if you're thinking about collecting M-1's

**Vonschrader** · 02-13-2012, 10:20 PM

I'll definitely need to get that, thanks again!

**NickD** · 02-13-2012, 10:24 PM

thanks for adding pics it looks to be a very nice late WW2 M-1 do you know the make of the liner if your unsure of how to find this out have a look here Rough guide to the US M-1 liner & makers