M1 helmet liner, opinions please

[SL320]

Hi
please what do you think about this liner?
is it ok?
is its badge original to the liner and correct?
Many thanks



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[nick82sgc]

To me, it looks like a real WW2 era M-1 Helmet liner destroyed by time. It has Early War era light khaki straps. The straps and most canvas items tend to change to a darker green after 1943. Some older Early WW2 materials were still used as late as the Korean War era. I saw a Vietnam War 1960s Duffel Bag with some light khaki parts from Early WW2. I would have to say that your liner is a 1943 to 1945 made example. It is not the first pattern liner made of the Pith Helmet Fiber Tropical material. It has the D.I. Hole for a screw-back insignia. The Korean War helmet liners don't have a D.I. Hole on the front. I think that is a 5th Infantry Division logo like their unit patch painted on the front.

[bodes]

The liner's webbing was reattached to the shell some time in it's life....Hence the extra rivets seen on the exterior...No doubts it's a WW2 liner....Bodes