Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Size 7¼ VHS It features a 24 inch

It features a 24 inch long HEPTAGONAL (7 sided barrel)

then reissued post war to the French Army

and the metal spine that descends from the spike's baseplate to the edge of the rear visor is also in good condition and still solid

The FUCHI (collar) for the TSUKA (handle) is blacked pebbled bronze

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Size 7¼ VHS It features a 24 inchOriginal Item. Only One Available. Initially, the United States purchased 400,000 British Mark I helmets to equip the American Expeditionary Forces in 1917, and those units which were to integrate with French formations were provided with Adrian helmets. The first US made copies of the Mark I were supplied before the end of 1917 and some 2,700,000 had been made by the end of the war. The M1917 differed little from the British original; different