Jeffrey Magut Posted December 3, 2007 #101 Posted December 3, 2007 Here is my last one. The 102nd Infantry Regiment. I noticed on someone else's earlier post there is one just like this one only better color. This one is dark. I have scene one other of this style and they all have to have been painted by the same soldier. What do you think? 102nd Infantry helmets were painted by a stencil. That is why they all look alike.
TrenchRaider1918 Posted December 27, 2007 #102 Posted December 27, 2007 Here's my first camo helmet, it's a rimless British (split rivet) brodie without the doughnut in the liner.
wildcat123 Posted February 26, 2008 #105 Posted February 26, 2008 Good timing, I picked up my first WWI painted helmet a few weeks back. Nothing too special, but neat nonetheless. 89th Divisional Engineers (correct me if I'm wrong).
Baker502 Posted February 29, 2008 #106 Posted February 29, 2008 here is the only painted helmet I have left. It is from a man who served in the 90th Aero Sqdn. It must have been painted onthe way home, it shows a Liberty ship, Spread Eagle, Airplane ( 94th Aero Markings) and Peace on Earth. It has seen better days and I bet when it was painted it was beautiful, as the renderings are well done. Enjoy Paul
Johnny S Posted March 21, 2008 #108 Posted March 21, 2008 Here are two of my painted helmets .... A 78th Div. and a 6th Div.
Bugme Posted April 4, 2008 #109 Posted April 4, 2008 A couple of new ones in my collection: 2nd Division, 23rd Infantry HQ
Johnny S Posted April 4, 2008 #111 Posted April 4, 2008 Great helmets guys !! It's really nice to see so many different Divisions. Here's another 78th Div. I just got in the mail...
Johnny S Posted April 9, 2008 #112 Posted April 9, 2008 Tankers amoured division helmet . I sat a tankers collar disk on the rim as an extra..
Bugme Posted April 9, 2008 #113 Posted April 9, 2008 Tankers amoured division helmet .I sat a tankers collar disk on the rim as an extra.. Very Nice! Especially the collar disc, nice extra for the display!
Bugme Posted April 11, 2008 #114 Posted April 11, 2008 A couple more from my collection, 3rd Infantry Division:
Bugme Posted April 11, 2008 #116 Posted April 11, 2008 By the way, Happy Birthday to this thread. It's now one year old! Thanks Erick(Beast) for starting this topic!!!!
BEAST Posted April 11, 2008 Author #117 Posted April 11, 2008 By the way, Happy Birthday to this thread. It's now one year old! Thanks Erick(Beast) for starting this topic!!!! It's been my pleasure!! Thanks to everyone who has contributed and please, keep them coming!!
Johnny S Posted April 28, 2008 #118 Posted April 28, 2008 I picked up a few helmets this week ...... First up a 30th Div. A battle worn 35th .... A 5th Division.... And finally not a painted helmet or a US helmet ,but it came with the 5th Div. helmet..... Cheap !
Lawdog Posted April 30, 2008 #119 Posted April 30, 2008 WW1 Helmet Trivia: Following the end of hostilities in WW1, US Soldiers and Marines were allowed to bring one uniform item home as a souvenier....Most, obviously chose to keep their helmets. As a result, Numerous "little shops" began popping up in nearly every town or city that specialized ( for a fee) in "souvenier painting" and adding "realistic battle damage" to the GI's helmets. This "battle damage" was administered by nothing more than a few errant blows form a ball peen hammer or a glancing pistol shot. The majority of all painted WW1 helmets were done post-war, and one can probably safely assume that any battle damaged or dented helmet was also done post war by GI's wanting to embellish on heroic deeds, and impress family or girlfriends. The garrishly painted camo helmets we see in collections today were not standard on the battlefield during WW1.
Bugme Posted April 30, 2008 #120 Posted April 30, 2008 The garrishly painted camo helmets we see in collections today were not standard on the battlefield during WW1. Yup... but they still look cool in my collection! Even my garrish ones!
Bugme Posted May 1, 2008 #121 Posted May 1, 2008 Here's my 1st Army, 29th engineers helmet, ID'd to James Meyer. His granddaughter who I purchased this from said she thought he had attained the rank of sergeant in WWI but, he also served in WWII and she wasn't certain what rank he gained. She also told me that he went to college after WWI and became a lawyer. Served during WWII and then went back into law.
Bugme Posted May 1, 2008 #123 Posted May 1, 2008 This is my 5th Inf. Div. helmet ID'd to Lt. Angelus Teague Burch. After the war he went into Journalism and retired as an editor for the Chicago Daily News.
Bugme Posted May 1, 2008 #124 Posted May 1, 2008 Lt. Angelus Burch while editor for the Chicago Daily News.
SI Gordon Posted May 1, 2008 #125 Posted May 1, 2008 WW1 Helmet Trivia:Following the end of hostilities in WW1, US Soldiers and Marines were allowed to bring one uniform item home as a souvenier....Most, obviously chose to keep their helmets. As a result, Numerous "little shops" began popping up in nearly every town or city that specialized ( for a fee) in "souvenier painting" and adding "realistic battle damage" to the GI's helmets. This "battle damage" was administered by nothing more than a few errant blows form a ball peen hammer or a glancing pistol shot. The majority of all painted WW1 helmets were done post-war, and one can probably safely assume that any battle damaged or dented helmet was also done post war by GI's wanting to embellish on heroic deeds, and impress family or girlfriends. The garrishly painted camo helmets we see in collections today were not standard on the battlefield during WW1. This one was definately there. Altho not a painted helmet, it was peppered with shrapnel balls , three went right thru the liner.
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