Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with EGA Badge & Liner Remnants MP 34 These helmets had been issued

These helmets had been issued then held in storage prior to sale to IMA

With this exigency

The group temporarily suspended strategic missions to attack coastal defenses and enemy troops on the Cotentin Peninsula during the Invasion of Normandy in June 1944

This is a spectacular hand-painted 8th Air Force A-2 jacket

A gutta-percha case molded front and back with decorative design of a girl picking flowers completes the piece

Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with EGA Badge & Liner Remnants MP 34 These helmets had been issuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps M1917 "Doughboy" helmet shell, and is one of only a few that we had had, as they are very hard to come by. This very nice example is complete with some of the original period OD Green paint on the outer shell. More importantly, the front still has a genuine bronze WWI USMC EGA Badge! The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that