Original Italian WWI Model 1915 Adrian Helmet in Horizon Blue with Painted Officer Insignia and Second Pattern Liner - Complete U.S. Antique Guns and originally the handle would

and originally the handle would have been closer to an ivory color

It is the correct OD Green #3 from a mid war helmet

One of the experimental units serving with the division was the 39th Cavalry Platoon (Air Cushion Vehicle) which used three of the specially designed hovercraft to patrol marshy terrain like the Plain of Reeds along the south Vietnamese/Cambodian border

and the Spanish protectorate in Morocco

Original Italian WWI Model 1915 Adrian Helmet in Horizon Blue with Painted Officer Insignia and Second Pattern Liner - Complete U.S. Antique Guns and originally the handle wouldOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a genuine World War I M 1915 Italian Army "Adrian" steel helmet, which looks to have seen long service. The front of the helmet still has its original Italian Officer Insignia painted in Red on the front. The helmet shows signs of being repainted several times, which was not uncommon to see a few coats of paint on a helmet in the Italian Army, especially a helmet as early as this one. The