Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" British Machine Guns This set looks to probably

This set looks to probably have been in service after the Vietnam conflict

however there is little evidence that they were ever installed

British Churchill (40

and resourcefulness shown by Sergeant Peoples with disregard for his own personal safety reflect great credit upon himself and the military service

and original maker label

Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" British Machine Guns This set looks to probablyOriginal 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 79th Infantry Division British made helmet, complete