Original U.S. WWI M1917 Third Army Marked Doughboy Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap Antique Percussion Firearms com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/27/AR2010102707562

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That it was done as magnificently as it was is a tribute both to the women who made it happen and to the men who allowed it to happen

British Major General William Edmund Ironside

so the date below is illegible

but ultimately the Detachment chose the helmet featured here

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Third Army Marked Doughboy Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap Antique Percussion Firearms com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/27/AR2010102707562Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a U. S. M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, which features original period textured OD Green paint and a painted Unit Insignia on both sides. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZG 38, a correct U. S. style contract marking. The solid rivets and heat lot number indicate that this helmet shell was produced in the United States. The paint is in very good