Original U.S. WWI Named 80th Division Field Artillery Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - “Blue Ridge Division” - Complete Martini-Henry Rifles which still has over 95%

which still has over 95% of the original nickel plating

Inert and stored in original steel case

and is the first example of Joslyn System firearm that we have had

Comes complete with an original belt drum

The helmet features the extremely well-painted insignia of the 101st Field Artillery

Original U.S. WWI Named 80th Division Field Artillery Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - “Blue Ridge Division” - Complete Martini-Henry Rifles which still has over 95%Original Item. One of a Kind. 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 helmet,