Original U.S. WWI M1917 Army Air Service Refurbished Doughboy Helmet Category_Martini-Henry Rifles is patented in England and

is patented in England and America and on the Continent

with some nice curl to the wood grain

These repairs were conducted during the Vietnam War

It has the original correct sewn on chinstrap with a brass buckle

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Army Air Service Refurbished Doughboy Helmet Category_Martini-Henry Rifles is patented in England andOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M1917 was the US Army's first modern combat helmet, used from 1917 and during the 1920s, before being replaced by the M1917A1. The M1917A1 helmet was an updated version of the M1917 and initially used refurbished WW1 shells. The M1917 is a near identical version of the British Mk. I steel helmet, and it is important to note that when the US joined the Great War in 1917 they were initially issued with a supply of