Rare WWI Unit-Painted US Army 80th Infantry Division 314th Machine Gun Rgt Steel Helmet

This is a rare World War I unit-painted helmet for the United States Army 80th Infantry Division, 314th Machine Gun Regiment. This helmet originally belonged to Fred Forrest of Tabernacle, Virginia, who later owned a candy store in Matthew's, Virginia. One side of the helmet has a painted 80th Infantry Division insignia, or the "Blue Ridge".

Circa World War I.

Helmet: approximate size small/medium.

Painted steel, leather, mesh lining.

Chin strap with buckle.

Z38(?) : hard to read stamp.

This is from a United States Army collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VAEJX11 LCIEX12/11 HdCEJX6/14 SCIEX1/15

7- (Very Fine-): The helmet's liner is almost gone, but the leather chin strap is still intact.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.