aef1917 Posted December 5, 2008 Share #226 Posted December 5, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted December 5, 2008 Share #227 Posted December 5, 2008 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 :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightenIrish35 Posted December 5, 2008 Share #228 Posted December 5, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 5, 2008 Share #229 Posted December 5, 2008 Here's one of my "scratched in" lids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 5, 2008 Share #230 Posted December 5, 2008 View 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 5, 2008 Share #231 Posted December 5, 2008 View 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 5, 2008 Share #232 Posted December 5, 2008 View 4 Initials and serial number(not researched yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted December 5, 2008 Share #233 Posted December 5, 2008 And then a 91st ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #234 Posted December 6, 2008 I was looking for my 80th division helmets to post, but I found the box of 89th division helmets instead. 177th Infantry Brigade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #235 Posted December 6, 2008 314th Engineer Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #236 Posted December 6, 2008 314th Supply Train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #237 Posted December 6, 2008 341st Machine Gun Battalion. It's kind of an unusual one, with just the single insignia on the front of the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #238 Posted December 6, 2008 342nd Machine Gun Battalion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #239 Posted December 6, 2008 342nd Field Artillery Regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aef1917 Posted December 6, 2008 Share #240 Posted December 6, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 15, 2008 Share #241 Posted December 15, 2008 Here is one I have never figured out for sure Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 15, 2008 Share #242 Posted December 15, 2008 86th (Blackhawk) camo Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 15, 2008 Share #243 Posted December 15, 2008 32 Railway Eng Camo. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 15, 2008 Share #244 Posted December 15, 2008 I think this is First Corps Eng. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 15, 2008 Share #245 Posted December 15, 2008 This is Second Div USMC and appears to be the purple oval for the MG batt. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag Posted December 16, 2008 Share #246 Posted December 16, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 16, 2008 Share #247 Posted December 16, 2008 Advanced Section (SOS) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 16, 2008 Share #248 Posted December 16, 2008 Btry F 338th FA 88th Div Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted December 17, 2008 Share #249 Posted December 17, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremiahcable Posted December 19, 2008 Share #250 Posted December 19, 2008 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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