Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell U.S. Machine Guns reflecting their current use as

reflecting their current use as training weapons for taijiquan practitioners

white and blue banner with a cluster of white stars in front of a blue circular background

The sweatband is embossed with ZEPHYR in gold along with CAP L

which was confined to a holding action

Original U.S. WWI Aero Squadron Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell U.S. Machine Guns reflecting their current use asOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an M1917 Doughboy helmet shell that was painted for an aero squadron, but has lost most of its paint job. The helmet also shows severe damage from poor storage over the years, but still displays well with some of the pilots wings visible. AERO SQUADRON is painted twice along the exterior of the helmet, with Pilots wings painted on one side and presumably the squadron number on the other side, which now just shows