LINERS, HELMET M1 (Infantry Liner)

What is offered?

We are offering variations of the "High Pressure" liner.  The high pressure liners are the most commonly found WWII helmet liners.  Within the family of high pressure liners are numerous variations.  We have placed  the common variations in three chronological categories, below:

• Early War materials include: Webbing kit made of cotton HBT (herringbone-twill) material.   "A" shaped washers made of steel and set with steel rivets.  
• Mid-War materials include: Webbing kit of cotton HBT.  "A" shaped washers made of bare steel painted olive drab and set with steel rivets.    
• Late-War materials include: Webbing kit of cotton HBT. "A" washers made of brass (blackened) and set with brass rivets. 

These categories are merely meant to serve as guides.  One the greatest joys of collecting WWII liners is finding the "oddball" liner built with materials that disrupt any attempt to categorize them chronologically!  One fact prevails: anything produced later in the war could and will contain materials made earlier in the war.  

 

Frequently asked questions:

1. Can I choose the liner manufacturer?

No – and we aren't just being mean.  The reason we cannot accommodate this request is simple: we simply cannot maintain an adequate stock of ALL manufacturers.  Most of our liners are Westinghouse. 

2. Are ALL of your liners from the WWII era? 

No.  Most are -- but not all.  We have several hundred that are postwar.  These are typically made by CAPAC and webbed by WESTINGHOUSE, hence they are double stamped.  They are exactly the same as WWII liners.

   3.    Do you use U.S. style liners made by other countries?

NO! NO! NO!

    4.   Will you sell the original liners you have pictured?

            Sorry the original liners are not for sale, so please don't ask.

     5.  Are your liners perfect in everyway, with no defects of any kind?

           NO!  Remember we use ONLY original U.S. made WWII and Korean era liners.
           Therefore they may have defects.  Such as; small chips and nicks in the rim
           and repaired rivet holes or punctures.  We use the BEST liners available
           to us.  We DON'T sluff off crappy liners on our customers, but we do use liners
           with slight signs of use.