Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap British Lancer Overall the rifle has a

Overall the rifle has a light pitted patina

There was a No4 Lee–Enfield foresight and the weapon was of better quality manufacture and finish than the Mk2 and Mk3

The following day they were given a hot shower

It was a great favorite with the Russian Bolsheviks-hence the name

Original U.S. WWI Rare North Russian Polar Bear Expedition 339th Infantry Regiment Camouflage Painted M1917 Doughboy Helmet with Full Liner & Chinstrap British Lancer Overall the rifle has aOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Few seem to know of the U. S. Armys involvement in Russia at the end of World War I. Allied Forces served in both North Russia and Siberia with the brunt of the combat taking place in North Russia. These forces were there to recover and protect military supplies left at Russian ports for the anti Bolshevik "White Russian" forces fighting both the Germans and the Bolshevik "Red" army in the Russian Civil War. They were