WW1 M1917 unit marked Helmet 35th Division for your inspection.

[The Rooster]

Greetings all. I scored this helmet tonight.

Although I know its from the 35th division, I cannot decifer whats left of the makings to nail down a possible sub unit.

it was fairly priced and the more I looked at it the more it grew on me. Any and all help and comments negative or positive would be very much appreciated.

At the very begining I thought maybe it was a faker of some kind. At the end I believe its a genuine article unit insignia, whats left of the cammo paint and all.

But I dont really honestly know. And thats where all the experts , all you great forum members come in to fill in the blanks.

I thank you.

 

Cheers.

 

 

[aef1917]

Looks like 138th Infantry Regiment to me, but the light green overpaint makes it kinda hard to tell for sure.

[tdogchristy90]

137 or 138? The Wiki for the 35th has a breakdown of the unit markings. 

[The Rooster]

Thanks guys. So its an over painted helmet ?

 

Is that why the insignias look so strange?

 

Thank you.

 

Dave