WW1 US Model 5 Experimental Helmet

Rare US Model 5 experimental helmet complete with its brown leather liner & three pad chinstrap system.
The US Army actively sought to develop a distinctive American made helmet due to the perceived deficiencies of the M17 helmet with 16 different designs being considered from 1917 until shortly after the First World War. The Model 5 , reminiscent of armour from the 15th or 16th century was designed with a very familiar brown leather three pad liner system & chinstrap & has a thick sawdust mixed khaki paint finish to its exterior. Lined up with the other experimental helmets on the table it was considered a serious contender but rejected for being too similar to the German helmet.
It is known to have been made at the manufacturer Hale & Kilburn in around the 1918 period & surviving examples are rare.

Code: 11513