Original Rare U.S. WWI 1917 Model 8 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Gift Card was a member of the

was a member of the 16th Infantry

at Borinquen Field

The closing cap and linen tape are unfortunately missing

neck guard apron is serial number stamped 4234 and the interior

are the result of the influence of the 16th Century German Puffers ball butted Wheel lock pistols

Original Rare U.S. WWI 1917 Model 8 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Gift Card was a member of theOriginal 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 later so called "experimental" patterns was the Model 8. It followed the "Model