Original U.S. WWII Rare Hawley Paper Co M1 Helmet Liner With Wartime Updated Suspension Category_Rear Sight Assembly The cartridge used metal bases

The cartridge used metal bases (often brass) with paper tubes which were usually loaded by the shooter or his staff but were not entirely gas-tight

however they are quite degraded

and has all nickel silver mounts

the last cavalry charge of the British Empire

with the retailer information engraved on the top of the barrel:

Original U.S. WWII Rare Hawley Paper Co M1 Helmet Liner With Wartime Updated Suspension Category_Rear Sight Assembly The cartridge used metal basesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a rare Hawley pressed paper M1 Helmet liner, without chinstrap. 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