Original U.S. WWI US Marine Corps “Dark Horse” 3rd Battalion 5th Marines British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell by Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield - Punch Applied EGA British Flare Guns the rear shows a slightly

the rear shows a slightly rougher crossgrain pattern

To avoid the long delay in relieving the airborne troops which had been a major cause of the failure of Operation Market Garden

Cunningham was promoted to First Sea Lord

The leaders of the rebelled faction

Original U.S. WWI US Marine Corps “Dark Horse” 3rd Battalion 5th Marines British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell by Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd of Sheffield - Punch Applied EGA British Flare Guns the rear shows a slightlyOriginal 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 3rd 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 unfortunately just a shell without liner, chinstrap and is missing one of the chinstrap bales. More importantly,