Original U.S. WWI Named M1917 5th Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Red Diamond U.S. Replica especially with metal paint flaking

especially with metal paint flaking off a plastic cross guard

so we can definitively say that this is a Mansfield and Lamb example

he was continually skirting trouble

and replacement cowboy-style stag horn grips

and had bakelite pistol grips

Original U.S. WWI Named M1917 5th Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet with Liner & Chinstrap - Red Diamond U.S. Replica especially with metal paint flakingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a U. S. M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, with original liner, that also features original period OD Green paint. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZG 42. The solid rivets and heat lot number indicate that this helmet shell was produced in the United States. The paint is well retained on the shell, though the exterior looks to have been repainted