Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Textured Paint - 2nd Division Manufacture Type_Original Items left port on the morning

left port on the morning of 6 December with Z12 Erich Giese and Z11 Bernd von Arnim to lay a minefield off Cromer

This is an incredible A2 leather flight jacket issued to Captain  Lentz Mcsherry "Mac" Lackey (ASN O-817465) of Statesville

pilots jokingly were calling each other “short snorter

called the Waffenrock

Eduard Gembruch is a very rare maker

Original WWI U.S. Marine Corps 1st Battalion 5th Marines M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Textured Paint - 2nd Division Manufacture Type_Original Items left port on the morningOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely rare example of an original U. S. Marine Corps M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, which is marked on the front with a 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Infantry Division insignia. All U. S. M. C. WWI helmets are rare, but particularly those bearing specific unit insignia. This very nice example is complete with a liner and complete chinstrap, and still has original period textured paint on the outer shell.