Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet named to Col. Leonard M. Farrell - 159th Infantry German Mauser 98k K98 PATENT APPLIED FOR

PATENT APPLIED FOR

aluminum screw top cap

1899 through May 11

perhaps by nervous German soldiers

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet named to Col. Leonard M. Farrell - 159th Infantry German Mauser 98k K98 PATENT APPLIED FOROriginal 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 has the name of they owner marked on the inside of the chinstrap: COL. L. M. FARRELL 159th INF.. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZC 74. The solid rivets and heat lot number indicate that this helmet shell was produced in the United States. The