Original U.S. WWI Named 80th Division Field Artillery Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - “Blue Ridge Division” - Complete 18th Century military intelligence criticized the weight

military intelligence criticized the weight of the weapon along with the inclusion of the fully automatic feature which it considered "ineffectual for all practical purposes"

It measures 20 1/2" in overall height

It’s very difficult to find items to men who served so close together

similar to the Martini-Henry

with the range easily adjustable

Original U.S. WWI Named 80th Division Field Artillery Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - “Blue Ridge Division” - Complete 18th Century military intelligence criticized the weightOriginal 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,