Original U.S. WWI USMC M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell with Heavy Green Textured Finish & P1917 Eagle, Globe, Anchor Device with Punched Shell Application
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a nice M1917 helmet that was issued to a United States Marine during or after the Great War. This example is missing the liner and chin strap, but retains a very thick and green-painted period textured finish on the outer shell, with some areas where it has chipped away. Most notably the helmet features a P1917 EGA (Eagle Globe Anchor) cap badge to the front, with a clearly punched hole, rather than a drilled one.
The shell is maker-marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZC 183. This maker marking indicates that this is a U.S. produced shell, which is further indicated by the solid rivets used to retain the chin strap bales.
The outer shell retains roughly 75% of the heavy textured finish, with loss at the crown and in some other spots. The green finish is very interesting and warrants further research. There is part of the chinstrap still attached with a clip but the majority of the interior is gone.
The combination of the P1917 EGA, punched shell application, ZC 183 marking, solid chinstrap-bale rivets, surviving chinstrap fragment, and substantial textured green finish makes this an especially interesting USMC-related M1917 shell. Although the liner and most of the interior components are no longer present, the surviving details preserve strong evidence of its construction, modification, and period use, making it a worthwhile study and display piece for a collection focused on early Marine Corps equipment or American WWI helmets.
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