Original U.S. WWI Polar Bear North Russian Expedition Uniform with Incredibly Rare 339th Infantry Collar Disc & Polar Bear Patch MG 15 The helmet is in overall

The helmet is in overall good condition

and was originally constructed as a flintlock

There are illustrations with inscriptions on the body of the stein

Indian Wars era leather cartridge box for use by the United States Navy and has USN cleanly embossed on the outer flap and has a cleanly stamped manufacturer’s mark and inspectors mark on the inside closure flap

F41608-89-D-2958-0002

Original U.S. WWI Polar Bear North Russian Expedition Uniform with Incredibly Rare 339th Infantry Collar Disc & Polar Bear Patch MG 15 The helmet is in overallOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Few seem to know of the U. S. Armys involvement in Russia at the end of World War I. Allied Forces served in both North Russia and Siberia with the brunt of the combat taking place in North Russia. These forces were there to recover and protect military supplies left at Russian ports for the anti Bolshevik "White Russian" forces fighting both the Germans and the Bolshevik "Red" army in the Russian Civil War. They were