Original U.S. WWII Rare Unissued Hawley Paper M1 Helmet Liner with Rayon Suspension Untouched Antique Guns Original first edition reprinted in

Original first edition reprinted in 2001

This is a wonderful example that has original period textured camouflage paint and is a genuine USGI Great War helmet from the Signal Corps of the US army

M-1 helmet made in France

It is marked (very faintly): -

Original U.S. WWII Rare Unissued Hawley Paper M1 Helmet Liner with Rayon Suspension Untouched Antique Guns Original first edition reprinted inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent unissued example of a rare Hawley pressed paper M1 Helmet liner. They were only issued in very small numbers during the early days of World War Two. Their structural deficiencies were quickly noted, and the replacement "low pressure" and later "high pressure" liners were put into planning and production shortly after. The Hawley liners were however all that was available during the earliest days