Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Textured Paint from the New York 77th Infantry Division - The Lost Battalion French Pistols fully functioning

fully functioning

The Hair covered ball is secured by a brass ball collar below a silver nickel domed metal cap threaded onto the top of the rod

Model 1777

made up of volunteers who came forward to fight for France during World War I in Europe before the United States entered the war in 1917

General Bradley stated in a 1975 interview with Gavin that Montgomery told him German opposition was too great to cross the Elbe

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Textured Paint from the New York 77th Infantry Division - The Lost Battalion French Pistols fully functioningOriginal 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