Original U.S. WWI M1917 AEF Third Army Painted Souvenir Doughboy Helmet Russian Army steel M1 ammo can replaced

steel M1 ammo can replaced the wood Cal

Airborne High Command and from that point forward the glider troops were issued the same jump boots and combat gear as paratroopers (including the M1A1 carbine with folding stock) and earned the same pay until the war ended in Europe in May 1945

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

Both ram rods remain but appear to be period replacements

Original U.S. WWI M1917 AEF Third Army Painted Souvenir Doughboy Helmet Russian Army steel M1 ammo can replacedOriginal 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