Book: Military Sun Helmets of the World Category_Brunswick Guns " and it was adopted

" and it was adopted officially during WW1 on 1 October 1915

The Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber (also known as the M1862 as this was when the first 800 were issued) was used by US cavalry from the American Civil War until the end of the Indian wars

[29] It was also fitted on two early production examples of the Bristol Scout C aircraft by Lanoe Hawker in the summer of 1915

The Rose Top model is the earliest of current models in use since almost Victorian times then being followed by the Ball Top and Comb Top varieties

Book: Military Sun Helmets of the World Category_Brunswick Guns " and it was adoptedNewly Printed Item: By Peter Suciu. Just Released! The history of military sun helmets, often called ? pith helmets? or ? tropical helmets,? is a subject that has rarely been covered in depth. Much of the origin of these helmets has remained shrouded in mystery, yet these helmets ? thanks to movies such as Zulu, The Bridge on the River Kwai and We Were Soldiers ? are as iconic to their conflicts as the German or American steel helmets are to the World