Original U.S. Model 1881 Infantry Officer's Dress Pith Helmet with Brass Ring Chin Strap Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Performance with the standard 10

Performance with the standard 10

This is a really early bronze barrel that still retains its original raised crest of Stand of Arms and Flags surrounding a helmeted head to center

Original Item: In 1938

Hamilton made 110

Original U.S. Model 1881 Infantry Officer's Dress Pith Helmet with Brass Ring Chin Strap Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Performance with the standard 10Original Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopted 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. This helmet dates to the 1880s, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with