Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Iraq Enemy artillery zeroed in on

Enemy artillery zeroed in on us while we were in the woods

above serial number 958304

This example is a very interesting war Axe known as a "SHOKA" (English to Swahili Meaning of axe) from the Central South Western part of Africa we now know a Swaziland

and the rear is marked K / 6 / 29

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Partial Liner Iraq Enemy artillery zeroed in onOriginal 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