spagg Posted November 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2020 Early M1 FB w/Hawley liner. Right time right place!! Took a while but I made room in the display case. Link to post Share on other sites
phil b Posted November 10, 2020 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2020 very nice Link to post Share on other sites
jmd62 Posted November 10, 2020 Share #3 Posted November 10, 2020 Excellent find, congrats! Link to post Share on other sites
The Rooster Posted November 10, 2020 Share #4 Posted November 10, 2020 Thats a beauty !!! I saw one real similar on ebay last week. Great helmet ! Link to post Share on other sites
sgtdorango Posted November 10, 2020 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2020 Nice find..that hawley looks nice in that shell👍🏻....mike Always looking for and buying 50's era 11th Airborne/ 187th ARCT/ 82nd Airborne tac mark painted jump helmets! Link to post Share on other sites
Nickman983 Posted November 10, 2020 Share #6 Posted November 10, 2020 Very nice. Don't see first pattern hawleys with their chinstraps all that often. Link to post Share on other sites
Blueprint Posted November 10, 2020 Share #7 Posted November 10, 2020 Very nice! Congratulations. Reminds me of the movie "The thin red line" seeing first pattern hawleys! Beautiful. Collector of used and ID'd M1 Helmets Link to post Share on other sites
spagg Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted November 10, 2020 Thanks for all the positive comments. The liner is in real decent condition, I had it off once but don't like to mess with these early liners. The wear on the top of the liner matches up with the wear inside top of the lid. Link to post Share on other sites
museums Posted November 11, 2020 Share #9 Posted November 11, 2020 If it was an estate, I sure hope you asked if they knew the name of who it came from. Link to post Share on other sites
spagg Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted November 11, 2020 It truly did not even cross my mind about it. Oh well! Link to post Share on other sites
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