Original U.S. WWI M1917 Refurbished Helmet of the 1st Infantry Division - The Big Red One Military Maps brass cross head and brass

brass cross head and brass elevation mechanism

The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZB 53

abbreviated NSDAP)

This is a seriously rare MG 34 accessory

New Made Item: This is a fine reproduction of an original Prussian M-1860-1891 Jäger Enlisted Tschako in the IMA collection

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Refurbished Helmet of the 1st Infantry Division - The Big Red One Military Maps brass cross head and brassOriginal 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