Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner colts The serial # 344023 indicates

The serial # 344023 indicates production in 1886

and the Yugoslavian PMR-2 which is found in Bosnia and Croatia

Roughly equal to 71

with the Iron Cross emblem on the lid

We haven’t been able to find the significance for the use of the symbol other than it was popular “folk art” at the time

Original U.S. WWII Captain’s Rank Painted McCord M1 Fixed Bale Helmet with Firestone Liner colts The serial # 344023 indicatesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an untouched Battle Worn Early WWII U. S. Fixed Bale M1 Helmet with painted Captains Rank. The helmet is still mottled with mud, which most likely was applied in the field as a rudimentary camouflage (this practice is often observed in original photos of GIs during the Italian Campaign). The mud, in fact, has been on the helmet so long that it is almost impossible to remove as it has