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

The shell casing itself still retains a complete headstamp with Waffenamt on the bottom that reads as:

The following day they were given a hot shower

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

very common for late war issued awards

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