US Army M1917 Steel Helmet “trench art” 325 Fld Si Bn 1917
€ 170,00
SKU
U65890077
nice condition , original US manufactured First World War M1917 Steel Helmet m issing liner and chinstrap . The helmet is finished in its original tough olive drab &lsquo anti reflective paint finish paint marked Argonne Verdun and Bellow Woods
In 1917, when the US entered WWI a new model helmet was adopted. The M1917 was a copy of the British ‘Brodie’ helmet but it soon became apparent that the design had some major flaws, of which poor side and rear protection and its innate instability were the most significant