Original U.S. WWII Four Panel Medic M1 Helmet Liner by Westinghouse Wartime Repainted for a Captain - Laundry Number Marked

Original Item: Only One Available. Now this is an incredible liner and piece of history. It is not very often that you come across a genuine WWII issued Medic liner, let alone one that has “Four Panels” of the Red Cross insignia. This example saw serious use in the war, being reissued to a Captain who painted over the four Red Crosses, with some of the original paint still visible!

The exterior of the liner shows obvious roundels on all four sides, with red and white paint still visible in some spots. The front roundel has a set of Captain’s bars painted in the center. The roundel on the back is the most visible of the four.

The liner is correct high pressure WWII issue and stamped with a W for the Westinghouse Electric Co Manufactured in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this "high pressure" manufactured M-1 helmet liner is identified by an embossed "W" in the crown (which is still Westinghouse's logo to this day). Westinghouse was the largest M-1 helmet liner producer and had two production divisions; Micarta and Bryant Electric. The Micarta Division produced about 13,000,000 M-1 helmet liners and the Bryant Electric Division about 10,000,000. Westinghouse Electric Company started M-1 helmet liner delivery in May 1942.

The interior of the liner is very rough, with much of the suspension system having broken off, with the sweatband still intact but almost entirely disconnected. This is certainly an example that saw very heavy wartime use. The laundry number E-7915 is painted along the interior rim, likely the number of the medic.

On any World War II battlefield, you could find thousands of men trained and ready to do one thing, fight. For roughly every 500 fighting men, there would be 30 or less trained and ready to do an entirely different mission: save lives. These were the battlefield medics.

WW2 Medic helmets & liners are among the most sought after of all M1 helmets and have become increasingly difficult to find in recent years. Value increases yearly, don’t miss your chance on this one!

Comes ready for further research and display.