Hood Rubber Company Liner

[The Rooster]

Greetings all.

Here is a nice Hood Rubber company produced M1 helmet liner.

I read that these liners are the rarest liners due to the low number of them produced.

Around 206,000 were made. Just read that tonight. This one has some repairs to cracks but otherwise looks to be in nice shape with its paint and rank on the front. Seems to be some stamping in the webbing as well.

 

 

[CWG]

Greetings all.
Here is a nice Hood Rubber company produced M1 helmet liner.
I read that these liners are the rarest liners due to the low number of them produced.
Around 206,000 were made. Just read that tonight. This one has some repairs to cracks but otherwise looks to be in nice shape with its paint and rank on the front. Seems to be some stamping in the webbing as well.
 
 

Great liner! Hood Rubber is the 2nd least produced liner throughout the war. Only behind General Fibre liners (120,000).


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[The Rooster]

Ahh Okay... Is the General Fiber Liner more like a Hawley?

Or is it a low pressure type like this ?

 

Thank you !

[CWG]

Ahh Okay... Is the General Fiber Liner more like a Hawley?
Or is it a low pressure type like this ?
 
Thank you !

Your correct it’s a Fibre liner like a Hawley. General Fibre was a subcontractor for Hawley. Here’s some pics of a General Fibre they look the exact same as a Hawley only difference is they will have a G stamped at the bottom of the liner.
(Helmets of the ETO Reference)


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[The Rooster]

Thank you for the info !

Im always learning.

[bbmilitaria]

Not a liner commonly seen in use after WWII. Nice that it has the 1948-51 used chevron to the front.

[The Rooster]

Thats weird. I wonder why they would still be using it ?

[iron bender]

2 hours ago, The Rooster said:

Thats weird. I wonder why they would still be using it ?

Because it was still perfectly usable. WW2 liners in supply chain were used until no longer serviceable or upgraded. As an fyi I just sold my excellent condition HR liner on ePay for nearly $500. I wouldn't say they're rare, but certainly not common.

[The Rooster]

That does make sense. And congrats on your liner ! Thats awesome !

[doyler]

One I found a few years ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[iron bender]

Doyler, that's a really nice liner, and very similar in condition to the one I just sold. That's about the only thing epay is good for on the selling end; high condition rarities.

[The Rooster]

Yea that is a beauty !

[everforward]

16 hours ago, iron bender said:

Because it was still perfectly usable. WW2 liners in supply chain were used until no longer serviceable or upgraded. As an fyi I just sold my excellent condition HR liner on ePay for nearly $500. I wouldn't say they're rare, but certainly not common.

Some units were still getting brand-new Hawleys after WW2 (National Guard), proving that there were still stockpiles of them......I have original pics of fresh Hawley liners Being worn in the summer of 1948– a mixture of painted and decaled  emblems on them—— taken when the 29th Division was heading to summer camp at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA......these Guardsmen were with the 175th Infantry Regiment (Maryland NG).

[FDR32]

Here is my HR liner. It, too, shows evidence of post WW2 use. 

[Nickman983]

14 hours ago, FDR32 said:

Here is my HR liner. It, too, shows evidence of post WW2 use.

 

Do my eyes deceive me or are those green A washers in that liner? in case you aren't aware, the variation you have is rare. The overwhelming majority of HR liners had unpainted A washers. From what I've read only about 6,000 had the green painted A washers

[Nickman983]

Not sure if I've shared these before or not but these are my two HR liners.

 

The CWO liner has a matching FB Schlueter, both have the rank and a matching laundry number. While there is a name in this one it does not match the laundry number unfortunately.

 

The other one is named on an inside to an individual who enlisted in 1945. The Name on the outside does not match the name on the inside so it's safe to assume this one also saw some service post war.

[FDR32]

6 hours ago, Nickman983 said:

 

Do my eyes deceive me or are those green A washers in that liner? in case you aren't aware, the variation you have is rare. The overwhelming majority of HR liners had unpainted A washers. From what I've read only about 6,000 had the green painted A washers

Yes. They are green. Another odd thing about this one is the color of the inside of the liner itself. It, too, is a lot greener than most others I have seen. Maybe that is how all of the HR liners with green washers looked. As you can see, the inside of the liner, especially around the outer edges is really deep, dark green in color. It is tough to see in the photos, but this is not (or does not appear to be) paint. It almost looks to be saturated with oil or to have been rubbed smooth. Again, the dome, or crown, of the liner is not this way: it is the typical brown color. Thank you for looking. 

[FDR32]

6 hours ago, Nickman983 said:

Not sure if I've shared these before or not but these are my two HR liners.

 

The CWO liner has a matching FB Schlueter, both have the rank and a matching laundry number. While there is a name in this one it does not match the laundry number unfortunately.

 

The other one is named on an inside to an individual who enlisted in 1945. The Name on the outside does not match the name on the inside so it's safe to assume this one also saw some service post war.

[FDR32]

Lovely liners.