Original U.S. Model 1881 5th Artillery Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. Uniforms Except for the division headquarters

Except for the division headquarters

The crossguard is also marked with GETSCHÜTZTES / MUSTER

and two M40 circuit test kits

This is a lovely pair of French and Indian War (Seven Years' War 1756 - 1763) era Flintlock pistols by WILLIAM GRICE

Original U.S. Model 1881 5th Artillery Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. Uniforms Except for the division headquartersOriginal Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopt spiked pith helmets, often in white, with all brass mounts and occasionally plumes. These saw active service in the Spanish American War of 1898 especially in the tropical climate in Cuba. While often referred to as "pith helmets" in the broad sense, it was made from cork, like many European variants, such as the Wolseley pattern used by the British.