Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company Brown Bess Muskets Barrel and action retain little

Barrel and action retain little original case hardening but the blueing has matured beautifully

with only one larger compartment

There is some pitting in the pan and around the touch hole

missions were able to be carried out at lower altitudes or especially in bad weather when the H2X radar could be used

The beautiful action still retains original color hardening and is marked "Charles Daly" one each side and "Made in Prussia" on the interior

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company Brown Bess Muskets Barrel and action retain littleOriginal 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