Original U.S. WWI M1917 AEF Railroad Troops Painted Helmet Magazines • Photo of Ernst Kopge

• Photo of Ernst Kopge

due to the intensity of the cross-wind made landing even more dangerous as in landing

extra steel wool

but at the time was known as SIAM

or add it to your ordnance collection as valued display piece

Original U.S. WWI M1917 AEF Railroad Troops Painted Helmet Magazines • Photo of Ernst KopgeOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a staggeringly rare and unique hand painted helmet for the railroad corps of American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War One. It features an insignia of an R inside a diamond along with bright original period colored camouflage paint in various shades of blue, red yellow, green, black and white. Offered with complete liner and chinstrap. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim