Original U.S. WWI 7th Division A.E.F. Painted British Made Mk. I Doughboy Helmet - Liner & Partial Chinstrap Military Books & Documents Barrel Length: 8 1/4 inches

Barrel Length: 8 1/4 inches

coming to market one year later in 1916

The underside is tan with some light staining

for several years

Original U.S. WWI 7th Division A.E.F. Painted British Made Mk. I Doughboy Helmet - Liner & Partial Chinstrap Military Books & Documents Barrel Length: 8 1/4 inchesOriginal 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 7th Infantry Division British made helmet with its