Original U.S. WWI M1917 1st Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet With Textured Paint - The Big Red One Original Machine Guns Pepper boxes as such were

Pepper boxes as such were short lived with the possible exception in France and Belgium where examples using the Pin Fire and Rimfire systems were made into the late 1870's

Records indicate that Jack was born in 1922 in Hamilton County Tennessee

The securing cross pin is marked M / 44

cupronickel (nickel-colored) bullets were used

Original U.S. WWI M1917 1st Infantry Division Doughboy Helmet With Textured Paint - The Big Red One Original Machine Guns Pepper boxes as such wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a U. S. M1917 "Doughboy" helmet, which features original period textured OD Green paint and a painted Unit Insignia. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZA 188. The solid rivets and heat lot number indicate that this helmet shell was produced in the United States. The paint is in very good condition both inside and outside the helmet. The