Original U.S. WWI M1917 Army Air Service Doughboy Helmet Shell with Panel Camouflage Paint Spanish Helmets and getting our equipment replaced

and getting our equipment replaced

There is also an inspector proof under the date marking

The paper identifies these as a "Telephone set (German)"

The gray sweatband is perforated at the front and is nicely ink stamped underneath with owner's name and unit:

The scabbard shell is straight throughout and has good original chocolate brown paint

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Army Air Service Doughboy Helmet Shell with Panel Camouflage Paint Spanish Helmets and getting our equipment replacedOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fantastic genuine Great War hand painted camouflage helmet shell, which has lost all of the original liner. The helmet features textured original period colored panel camouflage paint in a multitude of colors, including red, brown, and various shades of green and blue. It also has a red, blue, and white "Roundel" insignia on the front, which is the WW1 marking used by the U. S. Army Aviation Section, Signal