Original U.S. WWI 3rd Army Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet by Hadfield Ltd of Sheffield WWII This was the type that

This was the type that saw service all over Europe and Moscow in 1812 with the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and at his final defeat at Waterloo in 1815

which can be seen by looking under the side flaps

This is the abbreviation for Manufacture Impériale de Châtellerault

This rare original victorian cavalry helmet of the regiment that captured the French 105th regiment's eagle at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

Original U.S. WWI 3rd Army Painted British Made M1917 Doughboy Helmet by Hadfield Ltd of Sheffield WWII This was the type thatOriginal items: Only One Grouping Available. When America was drawn into the European conflict it possessed no steel helmets of its own. They looked to other nations for ideas and selected the British helmet as the most suitable. Britain supplied about half a million helmets to the Americans before production of an American version was started in the U. S. This is a fantastic, genuine Great War hand painted 3rd US Army British made helmet, complete