Original U.S. WWI Cavalry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell With Textured Paint British Militaria Nicely stamped Lorenz Summa Söhne

Nicely stamped Lorenz Summa Söhne Oberkotzau

the brass grip and pommel

only difference being is the elimination of the bales on the sides of the canteen to attach the V-shaped webbing

The chin strap does show wear and stretching

The stitching is slightly rotted out

Original U.S. WWI Cavalry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell With Textured Paint British Militaria Nicely stamped Lorenz Summa SöhneOriginal 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 Cavalry Division British made helmet shell. The heat