Original U.S. WWII Rare Unissued Hawley Paper M1 Helmet Liner with Rayon Suspension Lewis Gun and of the Flying Tigers)

and of the Flying Tigers) had a "Blood chit" sewn on the lining or outer back

Technical Manual #E9-206A

and Fourth-likewise used Wacs to keep their personnel and flight records

though the cardboard stiffener definitely has a bend in the middle where the material has given way and degraded

Fitted to accept both the P-1888 Lee Metford and 1895 Long Lee Enfield knife bayonets

Original U.S. WWII Rare Unissued Hawley Paper M1 Helmet Liner with Rayon Suspension Lewis Gun and of the Flying Tigers)Original 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