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Here are two of my recent pick-ups, one from the 9th Balloon Company and a medical marked helmet from the 26th Division.

 

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Here are a few new M1917's that I picked up at the SOS. 61st CAC Battery A and 64th CAC Battery A Always interested in buying Coast Artillery Corps Helmets (CAC).... Thanks for keeping me in mind.

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Beautiful Erick! You have very fine taste in painted helmets! :D Here's the "mate" to your 9th Balloon Co., though not quite as good condition.post-2137-0-18728200-1488635655.jpg

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One other, very somber. This man was from a small town about 40 miles from me. Curtis O. Thomas- 84th Div. 334th Inf. Co. H Has anyone seen a helmet similarly painted like this for a WW1 veteran? Was it used as part of a memorial at his funeral???post-2137-0-33541500-1488636852_thumb.jpg

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One other, very somber. This man was from a small town about 40 miles from me. Curtis O. Thomas- 84th Div. 334th Inf. Co. H Has anyone seen a helmet similarly painted like this for a WW1 veteran? Was it used as part of a memorial at his funeral???attachicon.gifDSCN0317.JPG

 

Steve,

 

Last October, there was a very similar helmet being sold on eBay by a dealer from Indiana. I wonder if these were from a local VFW or American Legion hall? I tried to find photos of the eBay sale, but they have been removed already.

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