Original Rare U.S. WWI 1917 Model 8 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Japanese Field Gear in the shape of a

in the shape of a heart with “Mother” in rhinestone script across the top and a USN anchor symbol

it was deployed to France where it took part in the fighting on the Western Front until the end of the war in November 1918

This will make a fantastic addition to any German WW2 Afrikakorps collection

though the visor itself is a bit loose

An escaping fighter could use the knife or saw to cut the boots’ tops off

Original Rare U.S. WWI 1917 Model 8 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Japanese Field Gear in the shape of aOriginal 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