Original U.S. WWI M1917 Camouflage Painted Steel Combat Helmet - Complete Brown Bess Musket Parts marked SMITH on the lock

marked SMITH on the lock plate

The 20 mm ShVAK was designed sometime between 1935 and 1936 and series production began in 1936

and a 14 marking

These are far harder to find than the very similar Luftwaffe version

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Camouflage Painted Steel Combat Helmet - Complete Brown Bess Musket Parts marked SMITH on the lockOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. This is a fantastic, genuine Great War hand painted camouflage helmet. Helmet features original period colored panel type camouflage paint in various shades of red, gray, and brown. US is painted in black at the front of the helmet. The paint is somewhat worn, and definitely shows use, but it has a great look and the colors are still easily discernible. The interior of the helmet has some of the original paint from when