Original U.S. WWII-Era US Marine Corps Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The chin strap is in

The chin strap is in great shape

Dates of manufacture vary but all will be pre-1918

where it was inactivated on 25 June 1959

Issued to the US Army Signal Corps in WW2

Original U.S. WWII-Era US Marine Corps Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The chin strap is inOriginal 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