Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps Service Worn M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with EGA Badge Brown Bess The Germans wanted to split

The Germans wanted to split the Allied forces and to capture some badly needed fuel

with an aluminum base metal

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT

complete with its brass puppy paw hooks all intact

Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps Service Worn M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with EGA Badge Brown Bess The Germans wanted to splitOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps M1917 "Doughboy" helmet shell, and is one of only a few that we had had, as they are very hard to come by. This very nice example is complete with much of the original period OD Green paint on the outer shell. More importantly, the front still has a genuine bronze WWI USMC EGA Badge! The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that