Original U.S. WWI 7th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell by Hutton & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Gun Parts d) Pair of Heavy black

d) Pair of Heavy black leather thigh boots

The general rifling of the M-1822T muskets began in France in 1860

so we assume it was intended for indoor display

possibly having been redone in the early 20th century

It was also during the 1960's that Special Operations teams supported the historic Mercury Space Program in Africa

Original U.S. WWI 7th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell by Hutton & Sons Ltd of Sheffield Gun Parts d) Pair of Heavy blackOriginal 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 7th Infantry Division British made helmet shell with