Original U.S. WWI Named 80th Division Painted M1917 Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Cook Lawrence Geist Shirk, Company D, 313th Machine Gun Battalion Feed Block Assembly This is exactly the type

This is exactly the type of sword IJA officers would have been armed with on Iwo Jima and other occupied islands

The left shoulder features a lovely AA “All Americans” insignia

The grip is like new though the wooden pommel cap does have denting and cracking present

which is faint but visible

It is bright with no oxidation we can see

Original U.S. WWI Named 80th Division Painted M1917 Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Cook Lawrence Geist Shirk, Company D, 313th Machine Gun Battalion Feed Block Assembly This is exactly the typeOriginal Item. One of a Kind. There were very few American units of the First World War which painted their helmets before the end of the war. The 80th Division were one of these very few, painting their helmets with flashes akin to those used by British & Commonwealth soldiers, who utilized a variety of shapes & colors to signify their unit. This helmet was worn & painted by Cook Lawrence Geist Shirk, Company D, 313th Machine Gun Battalion, 80th