Original U.S. WWII-Era US Marine Corps Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet Category_Martini-Henry Accessories Aircraft # 42-51552

Aircraft # 42-51552

companies A

The Mod 2 is similar in appearance and functioning to the Mod 0 except that two 3/8 inch indexing holes are drilled into the body at the center of gravity to assist in the proper positioning of the bomb in the Aero 8A Practice Bomb Container

The chin strap is in great shape

and recoil spring cap

Original U.S. WWII-Era US Marine Corps Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet Category_Martini-Henry Accessories Aircraft # 42-51552Original Item: Only One Available. This is a good example of a service used condition American Fiber Helmet. 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. This example doesnt have an explicit maker. The first patent for the Hawley pressed fiber sun