This is an original U.S. WWII Inland manufactured paratrooper helmet liner. Interestingly, Westinghouse was the only company that provided ready-to-use airborne helmet liners during the war; each of the 75,000 Inland produced airborne liners began their lives as infantry models and were later converted by the McCord Radiator & Manufacturing Co. prior to being issued. Unfortunately, this liner's factory installed A-yokes have been cut, however remnants are still visible beneath the non-painted steel A-washers. This was common for paratroopers to do upon hitting the dropzone, as the buckles bouncing against their faces was undesirable. In fact, we even have an original wartime photograph, showing a St. Clair paratrooper liner with the same alteration done to it. This liner's washers, in combination with the brass sockets that accommodate the corresponding snaps on a shell's chinstrap, date its production to 1943. It comes complete with its original headband and neckband. Like the suspension, itself, the accessories are well-worn and damaged. The exterior's original factory finish is in good condition. This liner will display quite nicely when paired with an M2 "D-bail" helmet; or perhaps an even more common wartime configuration, with a standard fixed loop shell and Commonwealth manufactured camouflage net.