WWI PAINTED HELMETS

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Thought I would post my two painted Helmets. The 89th I bought as a grouping. The Helmet is crudley painted by brush. The 30th I got fron the Vets son but he knew nothing of his dads service or even if the helmet was his

[BEAST]

I was at the "Frontiers of Flight Museum" at Love Field in Dallas, Texas yesterday. On display was this beautiful 9th Balloon Company helmet:

 

[miken]

My Grandfathers helmet.

Mike

[Bugme]

Here's my latest. Beautifully preserved 101st Sanitary Train / 103rd field Hospital ID'd to Pvt. William K. Thompson

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Here's my newest M1917 and she's a sweetheart. More on this one is posted on the following thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry292224

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Here's my Lt. Frank C. David helmet. More information about this helmet on this thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry296431

[Firstsonsofthenation]

Here's my Lt. Frank C. David helmet. More information about this helmet on this thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...mp;#entry296431

 

Someone many pages ago was looking for 76th Division. Here are the three basic insignia of that division, i am lucky enough to have all three as a painted helmet. I have about 10 painted of the 76th.

[Firstsonsofthenation]

Someone many pages ago was looking for 76th Division. Here are the three basic insignia of that division, i am lucky enough to have all three as a painted helmet. I have about 10 painted of the 76th.

 

sorry out of focus and now in storage. but, its a rare one, "76" had been painted into the sails but is now really hard to see without raking light.

[Firstsonsofthenation]

sorry out of focus and now in storage. but, its a rare one, "76" had been painted into the sails but is now really hard to see without raking light.

[blackhawkdown]

I just got this helmet this past week from a local fellow. I came from an estate of someone whose wife had worked for my grandfather 40 years ago.

It is a 91st. I have not seen one on the forums like this one, anyone have one like it?

 

Dan H

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Here is my medic, I hope it is a good one, I dont remember where I got it. I have had it for about 10 years.

 

Dan H

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My 35th, it is IDed with a really nice inscription

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Inside, its 138th infantry company L

 

 

My 35th, it is IDed with a really nice inscription

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Here is a 35th field artillery. I had this one as A KID AND TOOK A WIRE WHEEL ON A DRILL to it!! AHHHH

 

Dan H

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7th division, belonged to my great uncle who was in 19th MG.

 

Dan H

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4th division

 

Sorry I got the 7th in here twice

[HelmetGuy]

I just got this helmet this past week from a local fellow. I came from an estate of someone whose wife had worked for my grandfather 40 years ago.

It is a 91st. I have not seen one on the forums like this one, anyone have one like it?

 

Dan H

 

Dan, the insignia is actually 103rd Infantry Regiment, 26th Division.

 

Nice find.

[D.A.T.]

This is not a painted helmet, but another "scratched in", when I first got it, I thought some kid destroyed a nice helmet, but it's original. Looks like a buck sgt. tried to scratch a Quartermaster emblem on it, then the the U on the left side, and a backwards S on the right side.

 

[blackhawkdown]

Helmet Guy,

 

Thanks for that info, the helmet really puzzled me, it did come from a fellow in Company M 103rd! I thought it was something differant.

 

Where did you find out it was a 103rd marking?

 

Dan H

[aef1917]

All of the various 26th Division insignia are pictured in Chris Armold's Painted Steel.

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I finally had time to look at my 35th helmet, here are some details, it has the cross of lorraine on the top also. Here are some closeups. It is inscribed, Corp. F. H. Cantwell Co L. 138INF Hilenfirst, Le Collet, St. Miheil, Argonne Sommedieux. Can you photos of yours?

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Inside the 35th

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