Original U.S. WWI M1917 Named 29th Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet - 54th Field Artillery Brigade Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This is a fascinating story

This is a fascinating story

Signs of this nature were quickly destroyed after the fall of Germany in April 1945

these are impressive feather helmet Bonnets reminiscent of the Guards Bearskins but constructed with black Feathers over cage instead

Fighting was so violent that the battalion reserve had to be committed to stop a counterattack and Headquarters Company had to be reorganized into a Ranger Company and placed in reserve

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Original U.S. WWI M1917 Named 29th Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet - 54th Field Artillery Brigade Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This is a fascinating storyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a U. S. M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, with original liner and chinstrap, that features an Infantry division insignia and is named to a soldier of one of the units in the division! The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZC 46, a standard U. S. maker and heat lot code. The solid rivets and heat lot number confirm that this helmet shell was produced in