Original U.S. WWI 5th Infantry “Red Diamond” Division British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - Complete Percusion Muskets There is also a bend

There is also a bend to the tip

- Shell retains about 80% of the original paint with no dings or dents

the beginning of the war saw shortages of manufacturing facilities for harness

a part of history

the original date cartouche on the buttstock is still present and legible

Original U.S. WWI 5th Infantry “Red Diamond” Division British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - Complete Percusion Muskets There is also a bendOriginal Item: Only One Available. When America was drawn into the European conflict it possessed no steel helmets of its own. They looked to other nations for ideas and selected the British helmet as the most suitable. Britain supplied about half a million helmets to the Americans before production of an American version was started in the U. S. This is a fantastic, genuine Great War hand painted 5th Infantry Division, British made helmet, complete