Description
The helmet still has the correct "stepped" vent hole lugs
The rifle is in very good cosmetic condition
Bob Ballard was a quiet Floridian who was not a professional soldier like Johnson or Ewell
and around 3000 were produced in the "Military Musket" configuration
This is a a very unusual bayonet with an overall length of 23"
Original U.S. WWI M1917 Doughboy Helmet marked to 72nd Coastal Artillery - Battery B MP 40 The helmet still has theOriginal 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 marking, which covers a good deal of the helmet. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZE 35. The solid rivets and heat lot number indicate that this helmet shell was produced in the United States. The paint is in excellent condition both