"Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt

289,00€

"Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt

Name: "Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt
Brand: Mon Casque M1
SKU: BB-3RID-7THRGT-1STBN-1STLT
Price: 289.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

289,00€

Complete infantry helmet with an original post-war Dutch shell, accompanied by a German-made fiber liner. The shell is equipped with swivel bales and has been repainted in the configuration of a first lieutenant of the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, with the battalion insignia, the ace of spades, worn on the back, as observed in photographic documents from the Italian campaign and Operation Dragoon. The Battle Battered finish recreates the appearance of equipment worn in the field.

Offered complete with a 1960s German army fiber helmet liner, an early war raised bar helmet chinstrap, and a reproduction leather chinstrap stamped with the "HAGERSTOWN LEATHER COMPANY" mark.

About

The helmet has been repainted in the documented configuration of an officer of the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, with the ace of spades applied to the rear of the shell, the battalion insignia as it appears in photographs taken during the Italian campaign and Operation Dragoon in 1944. The battle-battered finish replicates the appearance of paint exposed to field conditions: localized chipping, edge wear, and an overall patina consistent with equipment used in prolonged campaigns.

The liner is a post-war German-made fiber model, fully reassembled. The neck band support is unfolded, the A washers are blackened brass. The headband is fitted with a black buckle and black clips. The liner chinstrap is leather, with a black buckle and black studs, the whole showing a homogeneity of color and materials consistent with the assembly standards observed on these liners.

2 kg

Helmet Shell: Steel
Liner: Fiber
Chin strap: Cotton
Buckles: Metal

All of our helmet shells are made of steel and come from military surplus. Some of them are over 50 years old. They may show traces of use and age due to storage. Although they are repainted and refurbished, some evidence of their past use remains visible.

The liner is one size, it is nevertheless adjustable in depth as well as in head circumference.

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Painting "Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt

The paint used on this Battle Battered version is the same as our other helmets. It is an Olive Drab shade used by the US Army between 1936 and 1944. The 327th GIR insignia and rank insignia are weathered to match the rest of the shell.

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Texture "Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt

The casing features a grainy, matte surface texture designed to reduce glare and noise.

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Chinstrap "Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt

The shell is fitted with a raised bar chinstrap, a variant produced during the conflict and distinct from the later flat bar models. This configuration is frequently documented in photographs of American combatants in the Mediterranean and Southern Europe from 1944 onwards.

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"Battle Battered" 3rd ID 7th Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion 1st Lt

On August 15, 1944, the 3rd Infantry Division landed on the coast of Provence as part of Operation Dragoon, opening a second Allied front in southern France. The 7th Infantry Regiment, spearheading the division nicknamed "Rock of the Marne," quickly advanced inland, pushing through German defenses along the Rhône Valley. This campaign followed over a year of fighting in the Mediterranean—Sicily, Anzio, Monte Cassino—which forged the unit's cohesion and combat methods. Battalion markings worn on helmets, including the spade emblem of the 1st Battalion, allowed for rapid identification in the field, particularly during regrouping phases after landings and breakthroughs. The 3rd Division reached Germany in the spring of 1945, having covered over 2,000 kilometers since the African beaches of 1942, a record combat distance for a US infantry division during the Second World War.

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A bit of history

In this American factory, thousands of M1 helmets were pressed, inspected, and painted to equip the Allied forces. A symbol of American industrial ingenuity, the M1 helmet was mass-produced starting in 1941, combining manganese steel and technical innovation. This video demonstrates the intensity of the war effort mobilized on American soil.