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CNY Militaria
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Here is my one and only. 27th ID given to me from a friend. I am glad to have this as I collect NY items!

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2nd Bn 6th Regt. helmet. Sorry for the small pic

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jeremiahcable
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I'm very surprised that there haven't been any comments on your helmet Ken. I, for one, love it. Looks to me like a classic example of a painted parade helmet.

 

Jeremiah

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Would this count as a WW1 painted helmet? It even has a hole in the rim to hang on the wall. :lol:

Rolf

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Sorry, I included this as a joke. These helmets actually failed the ordnance tests and were rejected. Instead of trashing them, the Army painted a red stripe, punched a hole in the rim and issued them as training helmets only. That was my understanding maybe someone else knows something different.

Rolf

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I'm very surprised that there haven't been any comments on your helmet Ken. I, for one, love it. Looks to me like a classic example of a painted parade helmet.

 

Jeremiah

 

Hi Jeremiah,

Thanks for the comments. I was pleased to be able to get this one and it makes a very impressive addition to my 3ID collection.

 

All these WWI painted helmets are great! So many were done after the war for occupation duty, parades, VFW gatherings, etc. They are a great piece of history!

Fixbayonets!
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I am also a big fan of painted WWI helmets & you guys have some super examples. Here is a 77th Division helmet in excellent condition.

 

Rob

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Guest Cody Grayland
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Being new to this Forum I'd like to offer a few of my favorite painted doughboys...

 

1st ID.

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Guest Cody Grayland
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2nd ID, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines. Sourced from a Southern California estate sale.

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Guest Cody Grayland
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26th ID, 101st FA, also sourced from an estate sale.

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Just picked up this 36th helemt today. The arrowhead is FAT compared to my other examples of a painted 36th shown. To bad there is a dent in it! I am sure it was dented while he wore it!

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Guest Cody Grayland
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Seemed appropriate to post some helmets on Memorial Day...

 

78th ID

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Guest Cody Grayland
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2nd ID, 6th Marines, 1st Battalionpost-910-1180210975.jpg

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I thought it would be nice to resurrect a great thread and add my WWI lids to the collection(aka. before E_G). :rolleyes: Pic. 1 - 39th ID Camo

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Pic. 3 - 104th of the 26th ID

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