Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap British Lancer The shell casing itself still

The shell casing itself still retains a complete headstamp with Waffenamt on the bottom that reads as:

A lovely example with some issues

A wonderful article on Ottoman Prisoner of War Snakes published by the Australian War Memorial can be found at this link

Black Sand

Overall the rifle has a light pitted patina

Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap British Lancer The shell casing itself stillOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Few seem to know of the U. S. Armys involvement in Russia at the end of World War I. Allied Forces served in both North Russia and Siberia with the brunt of the combat taking place in North Russia. These forces were there to recover and protect military supplies left at Russian ports for the anti Bolshevik "White Russian" forces fighting both the Germans and the Bolshevik "Red" army in the Russian Civil War. They were