Helmet
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Paul Klatt
American, 1893 - 1962
Date1917-1918
MediumSteel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width x height): 12 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 5in. (31.1 × 28.6 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of the family of Paul Klatt
DescriptionWWI U. S. Army helmet from the 26th Yankee Division, 102nd Infantry, originally belonging to Paul Klatt of Rocky Hill, Connecticut.
This style of helmet was designed by John Leopold Brodie and was manufactured using Hadfield steel. The steel is heavily corroded. The crown area of the helmet is a rounded oval shape with a 1.75-inch ovular brim. The insignia for the 102nd Infantry is painted at the center front portion of the crown and depicts the Charter Oak tree in green and brown on a white square background. There are rivets visible on the exterior at the top center of the crown and on both the proper right and left sides of the brim. The underside of the helmet brim features a metal bracket on both the proper left and right sides, these brackets would have held the chin strap. The interior padded leather structures and straps of the helmet are no longer extant.
This style of helmet was designed by John Leopold Brodie and was manufactured using Hadfield steel. The steel is heavily corroded. The crown area of the helmet is a rounded oval shape with a 1.75-inch ovular brim. The insignia for the 102nd Infantry is painted at the center front portion of the crown and depicts the Charter Oak tree in green and brown on a white square background. There are rivets visible on the exterior at the top center of the crown and on both the proper right and left sides of the brim. The underside of the helmet brim features a metal bracket on both the proper left and right sides, these brackets would have held the chin strap. The interior padded leather structures and straps of the helmet are no longer extant.
Object number2018.13.0
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1939-1945
