Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" Stencils It bears original green paint

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

Custer was in a precarious position

- Rough wool tunic with matching pants

It is marked on the leather with:

Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" Stencils It bears original green paintOriginal 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