Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap French Uniforms patterned after the USN MkII

patterned after the USN MkII

The first side reads:

Comes complete with Flyer's Helmet Bag in very good condition

This is a very interesting first production year Colt

as the rubber used during the WWII era often deteriorates over the decades

Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap French Uniforms patterned after the USN MkIIOriginal 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