Original French WWI Issue Model 1915 Adrian Helmet Shell with Heavily Worn White Paint with Medic’s Red Crosses & Infantry RF Badge Shadow - Liner & Chinstrap Bayonets being in the M1918A2 configuration

being in the M1918A2 configuration not adopted until 1938

rich in color and detail and became very important by the summer of 1945 as "Fat Man" and "Little Boy" became a ever increasing option to end the war in the Pacific

There is a crack near the tail of the lock

There are Master Sergeant chevrons on both sleeves

Mexican and Brazilian squadrons fighting alongside the USAAF also flew the P-47

Original French WWI Issue Model 1915 Adrian Helmet Shell with Heavily Worn White Paint with Medic’s Red Crosses & Infantry RF Badge Shadow - Liner & Chinstrap Bayonets being in the M1918A2 configurationOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting service worn example of a rare genuine World War I M1915 French Army "Adrian" steel helmet shell, outfitted for French Infantry troops. This example appears to have painted white during the period with Medics Red Crosses painted to the sides of the helmet, with some of that paint still visible. The helmet retains the original "dark horizon blue" paint on the shell under the added white