| Collectienummer: | 134112 | Gebruikt: | leger |
| Typenaam: | M17 Doughboy | Kleur: | roest en groen |
| Land herkomst | USA | Materiaal: | staal |
| Land gebruikt: | USA | Inscripties: | 191? & Z D(?) |
| Periode gebruikt: | 1917 > | Bijzonderheden: | slechte liner en riem |
M1917: initially the United States purchased 400,000 British Mark I helmets to equip the American Expeditionary Forces in 1917, and those units which were to integrate with French formations were provided with Adrian helmets. The first US made copies of the Mark I were supplied before the end of 1917 and some 2,700,000 had been made by the end of the war. The M1917 differed little from the British original; different rivets were used to secure the liner, the wire loop onto which the chinstrap was fixed was thicker and the rubber "doughnut" pad was not adopted. However, the US manufacturers were able to produce a shell with better ballistic protection than the original.
M1917A1: a redesigned liner and a new webbing chinstrap were approved for service in 1934. This model went into full production in 1941, when 904,020 were produced.
M1917 Civil Defense Helmet: this helmet was produced to equip the Civil Defense Corps at the start of the war, and differed from the standard helmet in having a simplified liner and thin webbing chinstrap.
