Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner U.S. Badges The mounts are retained by

The mounts are retained by the original dome head steel screws (both present)

and the 3rd -- contained black combat units during 1950/51

to be called the "Second Allin"

Massive steel pommel with catch and leaf spring

The treatment used to dye the grips makes them somewhat brittle

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner U.S. Badges The mounts are retained byOriginal 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