Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" Stencils every British Short Lever Martini-Henry

every British Short Lever Martini-Henry Barrel with Stripped Action will be 100% genuine

and passed in 1887

This is an wonderful RARE example of a genuine USMC Great War helmet

It is marked on the leather with:

It bears original green paint and is marked on the top with a Waffenamt paint stamping and German maker markings and date:

Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" Stencils every British Short Lever Martini-HenryOriginal 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 79th Infantry Division British made helmet, complete