Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Original Paint from the New York 77th Infantry Division - The Lost Battalion Blunderbuss A high quality example here

A high quality example here with the vast majority of the gilding still present

only the first of which w ere in France any length of time before being assigned to duty with the Tenth and Twentieth

Original Item: Only One Available

The Model 1917A1 was again used in the Second World War

the fit and finish of this gun are far ahead of its time

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Original Paint from the New York 77th Infantry Division - The Lost Battalion Blunderbuss A high quality example hereOriginal 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