Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 “Deep Salade” Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Liner Band & Chinstrap Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts This example is in very

This example is in very good condition

Original Slade Wallace Buff Leather equipment sets come along only once in a very great while

This type of brush has hard bronze bristles to clear up the bigger carbon residue inside the barrel that was soaked in by the cleaning solvent using a cotton bore mop like the square cloth pieces in this kit

They were originally silvered

Original U.S. WWI 1917 Model 2 “Deep Salade” Experimental Helmet by Ford Motor Company with Liner Band & Chinstrap Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts This example is in veryOriginal 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