WWI PAINTED HELMETS

[aef1917]

It's not uncommon to see USMC helmets with two holes. At some point before the insignia was painted on, the EGA was most likely attached to the lower hole. It seems to me that I've seen some examples where the insignia was applied, and the EGA went back in the same hole, right in the middle of the star.

[FightenIrish35]

Well I finally have a decent looking ww1 painted helmet..most of mine are almost all faded off or overly done for ww1 parades...well hers a 77th Division lid that belonged to a Machine Gunner I belive.as the other auction this was with that i didnt get was a 77th div maching company B :/

[FightenIrish35]

inside.....there no special story with this helmet,its just one of the nicely done paint and it really attracted me,i just had to have it

[Bugme]

Here's one of my "scratched in" lids.

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View 2

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View 3

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View 4 Initials and serial number(not researched yet)

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And then a 91st ID

[aef1917]

I was looking for my 80th division helmets to post, but I found the box of 89th division helmets instead.

 

177th Infantry Brigade

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314th Engineer Regiment.

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314th Supply Train.

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341st Machine Gun Battalion.

 

It's kind of an unusual one, with just the single insignia on the front of the helmet.

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342nd Machine Gun Battalion.

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342nd Field Artillery Regiment.

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164th Field Artillery Brigade. It's unusual to see non-USMC helmets with metal insignia, except for examples with Officers cap eagles affixed. I always wondered if this one might have belonged to an officer.

[Marchville1918]

Here is one I have never figured out for sure

Dave

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86th (Blackhawk) camo

Dave

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32 Railway Eng Camo. Dave

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I think this is First Corps Eng. Dave

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This is Second Div USMC and appears to be the purple oval for the MG batt. Dave

[swag]

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Advanced Section (SOS) Dave

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Btry F 338th FA 88th Div Dave

[Marchville1918]

Here is a rather ugly 5th Marine reg helmet. I have seen this poorly executed orange yellow indian and star before and always in this same batt. Anyone else here have one? Dave

[jeremiahcable]

And finally, a name, R D Stark.

 

 

Private Raleigh D. Stark. 20th Company, 3/5. This is the 3rd 20th Company 3/5 helmet I have seen with a double punch like that. I am starting to believe that they were ordered to post their EGAs low and then told to put them up high. Very interesting!