Original WWI U.S. Army 3rd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell - 2nd Division Category_Brunswick Parts after which it can be

after which it can be ignited with the wheel next to it

so many rifles manufactured 1884-1886 still were model 1873s

The M1 had two locations where it was filled with explosives

That is why I had no insignia on my fatigue

It has an applied horn grip for pouring and bears a large regimental device under a CROWN of the numeral 60 surrounded by a ribbon marked HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (Evil to him who evil thinks)

Original WWI U.S. Army 3rd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment M1917 Doughboy Helmet Shell - 2nd Division Category_Brunswick Parts after which it can beOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original U. S. Army M1917 "Doughboy" helmet shell, which is marked on the front with a 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division insignia. The shell is maker marked with a stamping on the underside of the rim that reads ZA 181. This maker marking indicates that this is a U. S. produced shell, which is further indicated by the solid rivets used to retain the chin