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H-2192 Super clean 77TH Division helmet. Bright and clean
with full liner and chinstrap. You can see the Soldier was
going to paint the insignia on the other side and changed
his mind. $295 |
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H-2191 WW1 101ST Engineer helmet of the 26TH Division. Full
liner and strap. $245 |
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H-2190 Amazing 7TH Division map helmet showing
England, France and Western Europe. $575 |
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H-2188 One of the nicest 3RD Division Camos I have
seen. It appears the Veteran at one point used it as a lamp
shade and removed the chinstrap rings and shellacked the
interior to make it more reflective. Really a masterpiece of
folk art color usage and design. $795 |
I had a good
question from a customer about the design of this 3RD
Division patch, which was clearly done by someone who
thought the design was just a series of stripes, not a
specific arrangement of stripes, and the fact that one
of the battle honors was mis-spelled.
As collectors we like everything to fit into a very neat
and tidy package, but it just doesn't always happen that
way. Most of these trophy or diary helmets were painted
between 1919 and 1925. The average Doughboy did not
always have great art skills, so frequently another
Doughboy would be tasked with painting when overseas, as
a favor or maybe for a pack of cigarettes. When home,
another family member or friend could be tasked in the
same way. Miss-spellings are not uncommon because of
literacy levels and if painted by someone who was not
the Doughboy himself there can be other errors,
including wrong design or patch color combinations. Look
at the above design. Would you have the ability to
execute something like that with a paintbrush?
The current iteration of
this helmet shows that a loose or crooked rim was not
going to give a good look so it was removed, before
painting. The helmet was then set up as a wall trophy or
a lamp shade, the later which I believe was its last
use. It then was shellacked which was common in the day.
If someone went to all this trouble they sure would not
mess up the 3RD Division patch and a simple spelling,
would they?. Doughboys also did this kind of things with
German helmets and some French helmets. They frequently
use colors never seen on these helmets. Some of these
helmets get passed off as original German camos. These
trophy helmets were painted to commemorate service and
were hung on the wall or a lamp significantly more often
then they were worn.
All this being said. There is no substitute for handling
an object, looking at the paint under magnification,
learning what paint does as it ages, looking for micro
scratches with high powered magnification and learning
the difference between manufactured wear and REAL wear.
Also when viewing photos, know that they may not
accurately reflect the actual color and they may seem
brighter or darker than actual, because of use of
various tones of artificial light. I hope this was
helpful to some people. If so let me know and I may do
some addition "posts".
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H-2187 It has been a few years since I have had one of
these. North Russian Expeditionary Force Helmets are
extremely rare and seldom seen. Lacks liner and strap. $925 |
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H-2186 Very rare WW1 Nurses brimmed hat with Red Cross
device. Purchased in Paris. Fantastic. $650$SOLD$ |
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H-2184 US Marine Corps, 1917 dated, rubber
foul weather cap. $250 |
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H-2183 WW1 American Chaplain's black piped overseas
cap. $160 |
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H-2182 Rare French made Nurses overseas cap with
floral lining. $160$SOLD$ |
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H-2181 WW1 Officers visor cap. Really a great
specimen. $245 |
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H-2180 Fantastic 79TH Division Camo helmet.
Lacks chinstrap, liner is loose. $425 |
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H-2178 Very nice camo, bright and clean. Nice liner
and strap. $285
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H-2177 WW1 Camouflage helmet with full liner. Lacks
chinstrap. $275 |
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H-2176 Very nice 3RD Corps helmet. Full liner
and strap. $160 $SOLD$ |
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H-2175 Named 40TH Division helmet with liner and
broken chin strap. Phil Garn was in the 145TH Field
Artillery. $295 |
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H-2174 Nice 30TH Division painted helmet with full liner
and chinstrap. $210 |
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H-2173 Awesome 91ST Division helmet, with full liner
and strap. $325 $SOLD$ |
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H-2172 Choice 1ST Division helmet with full liner and
chin strap. $295$SOLD$ |
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H-2171 WW1 Camo helmet with full liner and strap. $295$SOLD$ |
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H-2170 Unusual 1ST Division helmet. Interesting
design. One break to chinstrap. $215 |
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H-2169 WWI wool, enlisted overseas cap with hat
device. $45 |
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H-2168 Choice side cap with unit designation for
the 378TH. $60 |
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H-2167 WWI wool, enlisted overseas cap with hat
device. $40 |
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H-2166 WW1 Cavalry overseas cap. $60 |
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H-2165 Have not been able to ID this one but I have seen
women Ambulance Drivers wearing similar berets. This one
also has the WW1 Inter Allied Victory Medal ribbon sewn to
the front of it. $375 |
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H-2163 WWI wool, enlisted overseas cap with hat
device. $40 |
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H-2162 WW1 Chemical Corps overseas cap. $140 |
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H-2161 35TH Division Camo with battle and city
inscriptions including, "Verdun", "Toul", Cologne" and
"Brest". Lacks liner and strap. $245 |
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H-2159 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$50 |
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H-2158 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$45 |
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H-2157 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap
.$65 |
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H-2156 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$45 |
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H-2155 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$45 |
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H-2152 Officers medical overseas cap. $55 |
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H-2151 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$45 |
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H-2149 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$45 |
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H-2147 Fantastic 119TH Field Artillery wool overseas
cap, French made. Very nice. $150 |
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H-2146 Amazing 102ND Trench Mortar Battery overseas
cap with embroidered number. $150 |
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H-2144 WW1 wool enlisted overseas cap.$45 |
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H-2133 Very nice WW1 wool overseas cap. $45 |
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H-2132 Very nice WW1 wool overseas cap. $45 |
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H-2131Very nice private purchase campaign hat from a 5TH
Avenue distributor. $125 |
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H-2130 WW1 1ST Division helmet with full liner and
chinstrap. Exc overall. $395 |
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H-2127 WW1 British Brodie helmet with liner and chin
strap. Just lacks the wool pad otherwise very nice. $185 |
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H-2120 Nice WW1 Overseas cap with disc. $40 |
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H-2119 WW1 US enlisted overseas cap. Good condition
overall. $40 |
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H-2117 AMAZING Camouflage helmet with camo pattern
being made up of all animals. Interlocking birds, pigs,
cows, a horse, goats, sheep, dogs, snakes and a rabbit. I
have only heard a a couple of these over the years. This one
lacks liner and strap. VERY unusual and rare. $475 |
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H-2116 Scarce WW1 7TH Division folk art decorated camo
helmet with stars and stripes shield. Complete chinstrap,
just lacks liner. Easily replaced if you wish. $275 |
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H-2113 82ND Division Camo helmet, named to the Veteran
across the front. Nice colors. Lacks liner and strap. $450ON
HOLD |
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H-2109 Captured Mexican Border sombrero. Very nice
condition overall. $395 |
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H-2107 Fantastic US helmet struck by a German shrapnel
ball. These shrapnel balls would explode overhead and
project lead round balls at very high velocity. The impact
cracked the helmet and popped the rivet at the top, so the
liner is now loose. Really a rare find. Doughboys rarely
brought home US battle damaged helmets as they were much
more interested in German and French battle damaged helmets.
$295ON HOLD |
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H-2106 WW1 77TH Division decorated helmet,
formed into a trench art lamp shade. $175 |
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H-2105 30TH Division helmet. Nice condition overall.
Scarce. $295 |
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H-2103 Very nice US Officers Visor cap. Excellent
condition with just a little spotting to the top of the
crown. $245 |
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H-2097 WW1 Overseas cap. Very nice. $45 |
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H-2095 WW1 Overseas cap. Very nice. $40 |
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H-2082 French made wool US overseas cap. $60 |
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H-2081 French made wool US overseas cap. $60 |
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H-2067 Interesting stateside made overseas cap. $40 |
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H-2066 WW1 Cold Weather cap. Shows lots of use
and wear. $75 |
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H-2062 British made overseas cap. $55 |
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H-2058 WW1 Overseas cap. $50ON
HOLD |
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H-2053 Set of (2), his and hers Polish American
Veterans caps. $60 |
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H-2052 Very nice 35TH Division Veterans Overseas cap. $35
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H-2051 Nice WWI US Navy enlisted flat cap. Clean. $70 |
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H-2050 WWI US Navy Flat Hat with name on the
interior. $70 |
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H-2001 WW1 Engineers overseas cap. $55 |
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H-1987 US Navy enlisted cap with US Navy tally. $75 |
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H-1983 WW1 private purchase Overseas cap with USQMC
disc. $50 |
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H-1978 WW1 Recruiting and Armored, Red/ White
and Blue campaign hat cord. $45 |
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H-1928 WWI enlisted mans overseas cap. Very nice. $40 |
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H-1907 WW1 British contract US overseas cap. $50 |
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H-1892 WWI US Navy cap with named tally, "USS Quinnebaug, some moth bites as shown. $60 |
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H-1797 WWI Red White and Blue campaign hat cord. Some
fraying to acorns. $45 |
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H-1373 WWI US Navy USS Albatross Hat Tally. Good
condition. May not be full length. $45 |
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H-1280 WWI Period Cap for the "Ancient and Honorable
Artillery". $35 |
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H-1057 WWI Rubberized Canvas Officers overseas
cap. Evidence of rank and branch of service insignia.
Stamped size on the interior. Very scarce. $85 |