Original U.S. WWII-Era US Navy USMC Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet by Hawley with Hand-Painted Navy Officer Insignia Category_Brunswick Parts neatly hand and machine stitched

neatly hand and machine stitched in a fashion typical of wartime German tailor work

There are also some faded markings above this

it could be flown from a staff

was transferred from the 153rd Brigade in the 51st (Highland) Division before it joined the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division

Really just a lovely helmet

Original U.S. WWII-Era US Navy USMC Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet by Hawley with Hand-Painted Navy Officer Insignia Category_Brunswick Parts neatly hand and machine stitchedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an American Fiber Helmet with a Hawley contract stamp on the interior. The fiber helmet was originally designed by Jesse Hawley in the early 1930s. Hawley subsequently designed the first fiber helmet liner for the original M1 steel helmet, alongside the General Fibre Company, a subsidiary of the International Hat Company. The first patent for the Hawley pressed fiber sun helmet was