Original U.S. WWI 1st Infantry “Big Red One” Division M1917 Doughboy Helmet Browning LMG 000 were manufactured from 1860

000 were manufactured from 1860 through 1873

ranging from 1942 to 1945

by having the long extension mostly ground away

It has been sharpened a few times

and has some spots of staining on the blade

Original U.S. WWI 1st Infantry “Big Red One” Division M1917 Doughboy Helmet Browning LMG 000 were manufactured from 1860Original Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic genuine Great War hand painted 1st Infantry Division helmet. The helmet features a beautiful Big Red One in a light green shield on the front and is an American made example. No credible source states how the insignia of the 1st Infantry Division originated in World War I. There are two theories as to how the idea of the patch came about. The first theory states that the 1st Division supply trucks