Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet of the 30th Infantry Division with Textured Paint MP 40 Maker of a Kentucky

Maker of a Kentucky

we actually keep one at home to discourage the Canada geese on our pond because they soil our lawn

This particular example however additionally saw service long after its military service was over

as mentioned in Howard Blackmore's stellar work British Military Firearms 1650 to 1850

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet of the 30th Infantry Division with Textured Paint MP 40 Maker of a KentuckyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of a WWI 30th Infantry Division Unit Painted M 1917 Helmet. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZAO. The best feature of all is the original hand painted blue boxed monogram XXX inside an "O" (for "Old") inside the cross bars of an "H" (for "Hickory") on red background bordered in black insignia for the 30 infantry division aka the Old Hickory