Original U.S. WWI M1917 82nd Division Doughboy Helmet with Trench Art Multi-Color Camouflage Paint - "All American" Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly 13 November 1944

13 November 1944

and unscrews to reveal an ORIGINAL porcelain ball attached to the pull string

The 509th’s next operations included a drop behind enemy lines to help save the beachhead during the initial invasion of Italy (OPERATION AVALANCHE) and were later utilized and elite mountain infantry in the Italian mountains

though it does have a number of dents on both sides

Original U.S. WWI M1917 82nd Division Doughboy Helmet with Trench Art Multi-Color Camouflage Paint - "All American" Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly 13 November 1944Original Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic genuine Great War 82nd Infantry Division hand painted camouflage helmet complete with its original liner. Helmet features original period colored camouflage paint in a multitude of vibrant colors, probably the most we have seen on one of these helmets. The front of the helmet also bears the "Opposed A" logo of the 82nd "All American" Infantry Division. Definitely one of the more interesting camouflage