Original U.S. WWI M1917 Named Doughboy Helmet 103rd Infantry Regiment with Textured Paint Empire Edged Weapons Kalashnikov entered the Red Army

Kalashnikov entered the Red Army in Kiev 1938 where he attended tank mechanics school

There are more subtle differences as well in the receiver hump and how the trigger rests in its housing

The leather shaft has inked inscriptions

four slashes on each side of the italicized zippo logo and in 1975 only three slashes on the right part

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Original U.S. WWI M1917 Named Doughboy Helmet 103rd Infantry Regiment with Textured Paint Empire Edged Weapons Kalashnikov entered the Red ArmyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This very nice example with complete liner and partial chinstrap that has original period textured paint. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that read FS 64. This is a wonderful example of a genuine USGI Great War helmet from an well known infantry division of the US army. A notable feature is the original hand painted blue 103rd Infantry Regiment Insignia of a pine tree inside a