Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Original Paint from the New York 77th Infantry Division - The Lost Battalion Blunderbuss In complete working order with

In complete working order with firing pin still present

A high quality example here with the vast majority of the gilding still present

- Capturing the Kahili and Kara airfields on Bougainville in September 1943

Bulge towards end indicates use in P-1853 Enfield type rifles

this is an amazing genuine high ranking German Officer's Field Headquarters

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Original Paint from the New York 77th Infantry Division - The Lost Battalion Blunderbuss In complete working order withOriginal 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