Lot 25
US WWI Headgear Lot: USMC Helmet, British Helmet, & Four Overseas Caps
Opening: $100
US WWI Headgear Lot: USMC Helmet, British Helmet, & Four Overseas Caps
Features a US M1917 Helmet with applied US Marine Corps Eagle, Globe, and Anchor insignia. The retaining nut is secured so solidly that I did not want to risk damage or defacing this to wrestle it loose for the purpose of checking to see if the hole is punched or drilled; it appears from the back side to have been in this configuration for a considerable length of time. Helmet has a worn but good liner with gray felt crown pad and intact brown leather chinstrap.
Also includes a British issue helmet with third pattern liner lacking the felt crown pad. Lot further includes four overseas caps: one French style with an enamel Red Cross insignia, one with a "US" disc which is named to an Ordnance soldier, one with an Artillery disc, and one with an Engineer disc.
$200 - $300