Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company Antique Flintlock Firearms a very old item which

a very old item which looks the part

The lockplate marked MANF

Afterward it was learned that the enemy had suffered severely in this fight

It has a fine needle-like tip and the obverse ricasso is stamped with the knight head logo

Included in the excellent grouping are the following:

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company Antique Flintlock Firearms a very old item whichOriginal 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