[2][3][4][5][6] As of 2017, the helmet continues to be worn by U.S. military rifle range cadres, as an icon for marksmanship excellence.

[15] The first patent for the Hawley pressed fiber sun helmet was petitioned to the U.S. government in 1935 and subsequently granted in 1938.

[14][16] The International Hat Company was the first manufacturer of the World War II model of fiber helmets for the U.S. Army, beginning in June 1940 to 1946.

[17] The U.S. Army began ordering the World War II model of fiber helmets from Hawley Products from January 1941 to June 1942.

In 1941, the U.S. Marines ordered 44,000 waterproof, khaki fiber helmets to be made of 124 warp and 54 filling of threads per inch, with a maximum weight per square yard of 6 ounces.

The American pressed fiber sun helmet is known for the simplicity of its design, allowing for easy mass production.

[13] An important feature in the original conception of the helmet was to be shaped and contoured from one singular piece.

Despite being designed with a series of ventilation holes, the interior of the helmet would eventually become hot in the sun.

However, the defining difference in identification is that the Hawley Product model has four folds with a wider space between them in the faux puggaree.

[20] A puggaree is a type of Indian turban, namely a thin muslin scarf tied around a sun helmet.