Original U.S. WWI US Army Panel Camouflage Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - Complete U.S. Navy Because of its short life-span

Because of its short life-span in military use

000 helmets were sunk by German U-boats in 1916 and 1917

Then I took stock of my situation

They shall beat their swords into ploughshares

It is made of the standard rough WWII era canvas that Soviet Forces used

Original U.S. WWI US Army Panel Camouflage Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - Complete U.S. Navy Because of its short life-spanOriginal 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 1st Infantry Division British made helmet, complete