Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 “Deep Salade” Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Liner Band & Chinstrap German Military Maps This parachute was worn by

This parachute was worn by fighter pilots in Me109s and Ju87s but also by other crew in aircraft with the bucket recess in the seat

5" tall and has a diameter of approximately 3"

the population was 97

surrounded by circular type pyramid projections with one on the top

with the dies for the medal engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 “Deep Salade” Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Liner Band & Chinstrap German Military Maps This parachute was worn 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, also known as the Deep