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The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division. Helmet Type The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell. This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops. Painting: The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.
The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division. Helmet Type The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell. This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops. Painting: The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.
The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division. Helmet Type The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell. This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops. Painting: The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.
The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division. Helmet Type The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell. This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops. Painting: The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.
The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division. Helmet Type The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell. This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops. Painting: The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.
The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division. Helmet Type The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell. This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops. Painting: The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.

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American 79th Division WW1 Brodie Helmet

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The following is a lovely British-made Brodie helmet associated with the United States 79th Division.

Helmet Type

The Helmet, Steel, Mark I was introduced in the spring of 1916 as an improved version of the original Brodie helmet, featuring a redesigned liner and a mild-steel rim around the edge of the shell.

This example does not have the rubber ring fitted between the liner and shell, indicating that it is likely an earlier, pre-1917 production helmet. Due to delays in American helmet production following the United States’ entry into the First World War, British-made helmets and shells were supplied for use by American troops.

Painting:
The painted Cross of Lorraine identifies the helmet with the U.S. 79th Division, which adopted the symbol as its divisional insignia. The camouflage finish was likely applied towards the end of the war, possibly by an American serviceman. Such individually painted helmets were often retained and brought home as souvenirs of service in Europe.

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What is the Cross of Lorraine?

The design traces back to the patriarchal cross and was used by the Dukes of Anjou and Lorraine in eastern France. The cross became the symbol of the 79th Division after it saw extensive combat in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive area where it earned the name of "Cross of Lorraine" for their defense of France. The division returned to the United States and was inactivated in June 1919.

Is this an original WW1 Helmet or Postwar?

This is an original WW1 helmet with late war paint work.

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