Original U.S. WWI 5th Infantry “Red Diamond” Division British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - Complete Percusion Muskets The Maps included consists of

The Maps included consists of the following:   French Maps: Epinal

but they were not officially issued items

although they firmly occupied the positions to which they were withdrawn in early December (the lines of the Bzura

- Shell retains about 80% of the original paint with no dings or dents

the original date cartouche on the buttstock is still present and legible

Original U.S. WWI 5th Infantry “Red Diamond” Division British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - Complete Percusion Muskets The Maps included consists ofOriginal 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 5th Infantry Division, British made helmet, complete