Original U.S. WWI Cavalry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell With Textured Paint British Militaria including a newer lightweight version

including a newer lightweight version of the helmet shell and changes in the suspension system and straps

or become shields in the war effort

the brass grip and pommel

the 7th Brigade pushed through the Bois de Foret

This excellent example is marked on the receiver with the arsenal markings for Kokura Arsenal next to 九 六 式

Original U.S. WWI Cavalry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell With Textured Paint British Militaria including a newer lightweight versionOriginal 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 Cavalry Division British made helmet shell. The heat