Original U.S. WWII USMC M1917 Helmet with Custom-Altered Chinstrap and EGA 81mm Mortar then capital of the Kingdom

then capital of the Kingdom of Saxony

indicating that these are in EIGHT BORE

but all retained the sliding cartridge extractor

- US Army Air Forces Miniature 2” Flight Engineer “Wings”: The Flight Engineer Badge was a qualification badge of the United States Army Air Forces authorized late in the Second World War on 19 June 1945

(See page 23 in Volume 3)

Original U.S. WWII USMC M1917 Helmet with Custom-Altered Chinstrap and EGA 81mm Mortar then capital of the KingdomOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice M1917 helmet that was issued to a United States Marine after the Great War. This very nice example is complete with liner and a custom added chin strap, but the shell was repainted green sometime after the war. Most notably the helmet features a WWII era EGA (Eagle Globe Anchor) insignia. The shell is maker marked ZF50, indicating that this is an American made helmet, and not a British helmet supplied