Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" British Machine Guns however there is little evidence

however there is little evidence that they were ever installed

This frame displays two French 20 Franc bank notes each displaying a fisherman drawing on a rope

The top is stamped 42 dbk

This set looks to probably have been in service after the Vietnam conflict

measuring 30

Original U.S. WWI 79th Infantry Division Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet - "Cross of Lorraine" British Machine Guns however there is little evidenceOriginal 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 79th Infantry Division British made helmet, complete