Original U.S. WWI 1918 Model 5A Experimental Helmet with Liner & Partial Chinstrap - Only Dean Experimental Helmet to be Combat Tested Brown Bess Muskets and may have maker marks

and may have maker marks (our choice)

a number of drawbacks limited the weapon's effectiveness

which is also known as state factory 296 (formally 21)

This is one of the most service-worn examples we have seen

Original U.S. WWI 1918 Model 5A Experimental Helmet with Liner & Partial Chinstrap - Only Dean Experimental Helmet to be Combat Tested Brown Bess Muskets and may have maker marksOriginal Item. Only One Available. From the outset of the war, the United States came to realize that its Brodie style helmet, modeled after the British design, insufficiently protected the wearer. To develop an improved helmet, the U. S. turned to Dr. Bashford Dean, curator of arms and armor at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. In turn, Dean developed a series of 15 numbered prototype helmets. The Model No. 5, "was considered by Dean to be