Original U.S. WWI British Made M1917 Named 26th Division Doughboy Helmet with Multi-Color Camouflage Paint Ancient This then is coated with

This then is coated with clear lacquer

we can only speculate as to how it ended up in the present buffed state

lot 25 7 of 1940

The name tag slot of the celluloid has some damage but also retains an original paper label with name

The packet is in good shape

Original U.S. WWI British Made M1917 Named 26th Division Doughboy Helmet with Multi-Color Camouflage Paint Ancient This then is coated withOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic genuine Great War hand painted unt marked camouflage helmet, complete with its original liner and intact, unbroken, chinstrap. Helmet features original period colored camouflage paint in a mottled brown and black smotch pattern. The front of the helmet is painted with a 26th Division Unit Insignia within a Roundel with three gold chevrons painted above the insignia. The chevrons most likely are a