Original U.S. WWI 80th Infantry Division, Field Artillery Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - “Blue Ridge Division” Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Made of cotton

Made of cotton

Navy Lieutenant

Collar to shoulder: 10”Shoulder to sleeve: 25”Shoulder to shoulder:17”Chest width: 18”Waist width: 18”Hip width: 24

the left sideplate of the frame can be swung back on a hinge to give access to the gun's internal parts for oiling or cleaning

measuring 31 inches wide

Original U.S. WWI 80th Infantry Division, Field Artillery Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - “Blue Ridge Division” Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Made of cottonOriginal 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 80th Infantry Division Field Artillery British made