M1917 doughboy helmet HS86 Original ww1 USA

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Ad Type

1. For Sale

Price

$225

Manufacturer

Remington

Caliber

30-06 Springfield

City

Clatsop county

State

Oregon

Zip Code

97103

Original world war one helmet with the saw dust paint infused finish . Be a good edition to yor field gear when plinking with your 1917 eddystone , winchester or Remington
They of coarse make reproductions that sell for 100 bucks , this is not one.
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Very nice looking helmet, I have been collecting helmets for many years and that is not a bad looking example however ....

That is not a US Helmet it is BRITISH FWIW the liner and the HS markings give it away as such .

Specifically it is Helmet, Steel, Mark I: introduced in Spring, 1916, a modified version of the Brodie helmet with a wholly redesigned liner and a mild steel rim to the shell. In 1917, a rubber ring or "doughnut" was added between the liner and the top of the shell
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Mid to late WWI production

HS= Hadfield Ltd of Sheffield......................1916 - 1919..

the 86 denotes that the helmet was made from steel batch 86

Also keep in mind that helmet contains some asbestos as well

"In May 2014, the UK's Health and Safety Executive, in consultation with the Imperial War Museum, advised that World War I-era helmets were not safe to handle, owing to the likelihood of their containing asbestos. It advised that schools should not allow pupils to handle such artifacts, but should instead ensure that the objects were either safely disposed of, have the asbestos removed from the object or safely display the object"

The M1917 that almost all US troops wore has many noticable differences even though it is cosmetically very similar to the Brodie it is based on .