Early Shell with common stress cracks on the rear. I could not find a stamp inside of the shell.
It is a FRONT SEAM. Liner is a Seaman Paper Company. This high pressure manufactured M-1 helmet liner is identified by an embossed S in the crown. They produced approximately between 2,000,000 4,000,000 M-1 helmet liners and discontinued production around.
August 17 1945 when the war ended. Has the USMC logo stamped on the front. The cover is dated 1953. Sammy Cancel written on Cover ID'd? This cover has the been there look feel and smell to it. The item "US Korean War USMC Marines Fixed Bale Helmet Cover" is in sale since Monday, January 28, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Korea (1950-53)\Original Period Items".The seller is "antler13" and is located in Clarkston, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.