Original U.S. WWI M1917 Refurbished Doughboy Helmet of the 1st Infantry Division - The Big Red One Military Equipment in July 1942 to train

in July 1942 to train in the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

is nicely marked MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS

when they turn into greenish yellow

Carbine has crisp mechanics

a practice long abandoned in the West

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Refurbished Doughboy Helmet of the 1st Infantry Division - The Big Red One Military Equipment in July 1942 to trainOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1917 was the US Army's first modern combat helmet, used from 1917 and during the 1920s, before being replaced by the M1917A1. The M1917A1 helmet was an updated version of the M1917 and initially used refurbished WW1 shells. The M1917 is a near identical version of the British Mk. I steel helmet, and it is important to note that when the US joined the Great War in 1917 they were initially issued with a supply of