Description
Any dirt or mud that did get in was captured in areas machined on both ends of the bolt or was blown out through the bottom ejection port
Some background history:
The best feature of this helmet is definitely the original hand painted 5th Infantry Division - Red Diamond Division emblem in the center of the shield
When the American troops arrived in September they had found that much of the stockpile of supplies had already been taken by the retreating Red Army
This is a scarce round
Original U.S. WWI US Army 83rd Infantry Division Uniform Tunic Sales Any dirt or mud thatOriginal Item: Only One Available: This is a wonderful condition M1917 US Army uniform tunic, worn by a member of the US Armys 83rd Infantry Division. The division was activated in September 1917 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. It was initially made up of enlisted draftees from Ohio and Pennsylvania, with a cadre of Regular Army, Officers Reserve Corps, and National Army officers. Later groups of enlisted men assigned to the division to replace men transferred