Original U.S. WWI Panel Camouflage Painted British-Made Mk 1 Doughboy Helmet Shell - A.E.F. France Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets then spiral and zigzag earthward

then spiral and zigzag earthward like sheets of paper…

nothing out of the ordinary for a rifle of this age

there is no maker marking

Also included in this set is an original late war Belt

By 17 February 1945 the attack on the fort had begun

Original U.S. WWI Panel Camouflage Painted British-Made Mk 1 Doughboy Helmet Shell - A.E.F. France Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets then spiral and zigzag earthwardOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of the scarce WWI British MkI Brodie helmet, which was also the same type that was issued to American forces in the beginning of the US involvement during The Great War. The shell features vibrant panel camouflage paint that was a very popular paint scheme used by all armies that fought during WWI. At the outbreak of World War I, none of the combatants provided steel helmets to their troops.