Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet of the 42nd Infantry Division with Textured Paint Schwarzlose MG On the opposite side of

On the opposite side of the leather headband over the right ear stamped into the leather reads:

Willy Omer Francois Jean Coppens was born in Belgium in 1892

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HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet of the 42nd Infantry Division with Textured Paint Schwarzlose MG On the opposite side ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This nice example that has original period textured paint green brown. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZD. This is an wonderful example of a genuine USGI Great War helmet from an well known infantry division of the US army. The best feature of all is the original hand painted RAINBOW for the 42nd infantry division. WW2 Combat chronicle: When formed and activated for