Original U.S. WWII US Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines M1917 Doughboy Helmet With Rings For Wilmer Eye Shields Martini-Henry Rifle The front of the helmet

The front of the helmet still has its original French "Flaming Bomb" badge

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Interestingly it carries no provision for a spare magazine (somewhat naive perhaps)

but is definitely genuine

Original U.S. WWII US Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines M1917 Doughboy Helmet With Rings For Wilmer Eye Shields Martini-Henry Rifle The front of the helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, which is marked on the front with a 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Infantry Division insignia. All U. S. M. C. WWI helmets are rare, but particularly those bearing specific unit insignia. This very nice example is complete with a liner and is unfortunately missing the lower half of the chin strap. More importantly, the front