Original U.S. WWI M1917 AEF Third Army Painted Souvenir Doughboy Helmet Russian Army Both ram rods remain but

Both ram rods remain but appear to be period replacements

plastic liner has post-war adjustable leather and fabric head band and chin straps

Some bombs fell quite close and the Germans allowed us to dig slit trenches where we squatted

allowed ZB LMGs to be preset for overlapping fields of fire or to be preset for firing at night into a specific sector

Under cover of a smoke screen laid down by 1st Battalion's 81mm Mortar Platoon

Original U.S. WWI M1917 AEF Third Army Painted Souvenir Doughboy Helmet Russian Army Both ram rods remain butOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a rare and unique hand painted helmet for the Third Army of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War One. It features an insignia of an A inside a circle along with original period paint in various shades of green, blue, red, and yellow. The center of the helmet features the Third Army insignia of an A inside a circle and the helmet has an American flag, WORLD WAR, FRANCE, GERMANY 1918 1919 and U. S. A. on