Original U.S. WWII US Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines M1917 Doughboy Helmet With Rings For Wilmer Eye Shields Martini-Henry Rifle Interestingly it carries no provision

Interestingly it carries no provision for a spare magazine (somewhat naive perhaps)

The front of the helmet still has its original French "Flaming Bomb" badge

Some have markings visible and most

NAVY and LEONOWICZ

The signed copy of the book accompanies the purchase of this knife

Original U.S. WWII US Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines M1917 Doughboy Helmet With Rings For Wilmer Eye Shields Martini-Henry Rifle Interestingly it carries no provisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, which is marked on the front with a 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Infantry Division insignia. All U. S. M. C. WWI helmets are rare, but particularly those bearing specific unit insignia. This very nice example is complete with a liner and is unfortunately missing the lower half of the chin strap. More importantly, the front