Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Iraq and the rear is marked

and the rear is marked K / 6 / 29

shortly before Victory in Europe Day

K-ration crates were either wood (43 lbs

this is a great looking M43 Heer (Army) M43 cap

A substantial Double barrel gun intended for the English Speaking Market that no doubt saw extensive service

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Iraq and the rear is markedOriginal 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