Original U.S. WWII-Era US Marine Corps Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet by Hawley - Dated 1944 Helmets and shows only light wear

and shows only light wear from oxidation and cleaning

This example is in rough

General McNeil was born in Malakoff

The jingasa has black lacquer on the exterior with a simple red MON family crest on the front

Research indicates that this smith's real name was 長村 松市 (Nagamura Matsuichi)

Original U.S. WWII-Era US Marine Corps Issue M-1940 Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet by Hawley - Dated 1944 Helmets and shows only light wearOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a good example of an American Fiber Helmet with a USN (U. S. Navy) 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