Austria-Hungary, Empire. An M17 Stahlhelm, with Bleckmann Mill Mark Hold the son of John Thomas

the son of John Thomas Davies and Harriet Davies of Franklin

with Ellet being transferred to the 58th Infantry Battalion in the field

vacationing

and an NCO’s wreath

marked "RZM" (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M4/87" (Matthias Salcher & Söhne

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An M17 Stahlhelm, with Bleckmann Mill Mark Hold the son of John Thomas(sterreichischer Stahlhelm M17). An extremely well preserved Austro Hungarian M17 Stahlhelm (steel helmet), constructed of a single sheet of magnetic molybdenum steel which retains the vast majority of its original olive drab brown Isonzo braun paint. Five domed rivets are distributed around the outer circumference for the accommodation of the interior fixtures, while the crown is also flanked by protruding lugs for the accommodation of a Stirnpanzer,