AUSTRIAN WWI MODEL 1905 AUSTRIAN DRAGOON HELMET - ARMOURED FRONT PLATE

An incredibly rare piece of helmet armour from WWI being the brow plate that fits on the 1905 helmet. This example was captured and sent home by an American soldier attached to the very limited American forces on the Italian front.  USAAS is the United States Army Ambulance Service, with the address of the sender and of the receiver. He writes ‘U.S.A.A.S. with the Italian Army’ painted on the side of the helmet.

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