Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap British Lancer Black Sand

Black Sand

This does not interfere with sheathing the blade at all

A wonderful article on Ottoman Prisoner of War Snakes published by the Australian War Memorial can be found at this link

A lovely example with some issues

There is a section of the front visor by the trim is missing

Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap British Lancer Black SandOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Few seem to know of the U. S. Armys involvement in Russia at the end of World War I. Allied Forces served in both North Russia and Siberia with the brunt of the combat taking place in North Russia. These forces were there to recover and protect military supplies left at Russian ports for the anti Bolshevik "White Russian" forces fighting both the Germans and the Bolshevik "Red" army in the Russian Civil War. They were