Original U.S. WWI M1917 Army Air Service Refurbished Doughboy Helmet MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets when the Sharps Rifle Company

when the Sharps Rifle Company went bankrupt and ceased operations

to the oil refineries at Balikpapan

This reproduction has a black metal finish and simulated WWI markings

BIRMINGHAM LTD

This helmet has been whitened but shows a bit of staining

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Army Air Service Refurbished Doughboy Helmet MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets when the Sharps Rifle CompanyOriginal 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