Original U.S. WWI M1917 1st Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet With Textured Paint - The Big Red One French Helmets A fascinating piece of WW2

A fascinating piece of WW2 Invasion equipment

Parachute was attached to the parachute webbing of each crew member

The purpose of this cotton cloth wrapping was to help keep the helmet cool

and other larger frame examples

On 21 January the squadron was reduced in strength to one officer and two enlisted men and then inactivated at Fort Lawton

Original U.S. WWI M1917 1st Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet With Textured Paint - The Big Red One French Helmets A fascinating piece of WW2Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a U. S. M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, which features original period textured OD Green paint and a painted Unit Insignia. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZA 188. The solid rivets and heat lot number indicate that this helmet shell was produced in the United States. The paint is in very good condition both inside and outside the helmet. The