Original U.S. WWI 35th Division Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap - 129th Machine Gun Battalion - “Santa Fe Division” Japanese Uniforms though the webbing has deteriorated

though the webbing has deteriorated significantly

The bayonet overall is quite worn

A great grouping of items that comes more than ready for further research and display

This indicates that this set of KOSHIRAE (fittings) are a matched set

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Original U.S. WWI 35th Division Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap - 129th Machine Gun Battalion - “Santa Fe Division” Japanese Uniforms though the webbing has deterioratedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous & great condition example of a WWI M1917 Doughboy helmet painted for the 35th Division, American Expeditionary Forces. This helmet has a very unique camouflage scheme, with the 35th Division insignia on both sides of the helmet, with the front bearing a Machine Gun over the soldiers unit, the 129th Machine Gun Battalion. The back of the helmet has the battles the soldier took part in. The shell is