Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with Hand Painted Multi-Colored Camouflage - Marked 199 / ZD Cannons Will show use and pitting

Will show use and pitting

The back of the buckle is marked D

and has an aluminum police badge attached to the top flap

which has made the markings VERY faint

The unit met its first enemy air opposition on the mission of 24 May

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with Hand Painted Multi-Colored Camouflage - Marked 199 / ZD Cannons Will show use and pittingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an original U. S. manufactured WWI M1917 Doughboy helmet shell with a striking hand painted camouflage pattern in green, yellow, brown, beige, and white. The irregular multi colored panels give the helmet the unmistakable appearance associated with American Expeditionary Forces camouflage and post Armistice veteran souvenir helmets, two of the most visually distinctive categories of U. S. WWI headgear. Its broad