Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company Category_Lock Assembly IMA has a few of

IMA has a few of these highly desirable uniform sets for the first and only time available to the collecting fraternity

These are the original flat Mk 1 muzzle cones showing highly dramatic BATTLE DAMAGE

The advanced party established a regimental command post at Chaudron Farm

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In addition the cover is marked: "M

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company Category_Lock Assembly IMA has a few ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. When the United States entered World War I in 1917 it had no steel helmet. The American military turned to Dr. Bashford Dean, an American zoologist and armor expert who served on the board at both the New York Natural History Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to help design a helmet for the soldiers heading to France. One of the first so called "experimental" patterns was the Model 2. Designed in June of