Original U.S. WWII Rare Hawley Paper Co M1 Helmet Liner With Rayon Suspension Category_Rear Sight Assembly It is not clear whether

It is not clear whether it broke

The post-1918 type - or Second Pattern - utilizes an integral push-button/spring latching mechanism instead of a locking ring as on the Russian Model 1891 Mosin-Nagant Socket Bayonet (1st Pattern)

including the Spanish gypsies of the day

Also included is an original officer's waist belt and buckle

during World War I

Original U.S. WWII Rare Hawley Paper Co M1 Helmet Liner With Rayon Suspension Category_Rear Sight Assembly It is not clear whetherOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great 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 of M1 Helmet