Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with Hand Painted Multi-Colored Camouflage - Marked 199 / ZD Russian Maxim 1910 Balkans Campaign

Balkans Campaign

There is still the lower mounting bracket

The helmet's interior reveals no depot marks or other markings of any kind that we can see

and in this case there is still actually an original three piece cleaning rod inside

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with Hand Painted Multi-Colored Camouflage - Marked 199 / ZD Russian Maxim 1910 Balkans CampaignOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an original U. S. manufactured WWI M1917 Doughboy helmet shell with a striking hand painted camouflage pattern in green, yellow, brown, beige, and white. The irregular multi colored panels give the helmet the unmistakable appearance associated with American Expeditionary Forces camouflage and post Armistice veteran souvenir helmets, two of the most visually distinctive categories of U. S. WWI headgear. Its broad