Original U.S. M1881 Army 3rd Infantry Dress Plumed Pith Helmet by Horstmann - dated 1897 Original Machine Gun Part Sets with some past light oxidation

with some past light oxidation overall

The padding in the front pouch is still present

Measurement

The Beret is size 7 3/4 (56cm)

Original U.S. M1881 Army 3rd Infantry Dress Plumed Pith Helmet by Horstmann - dated 1897 Original Machine Gun Part Sets with some past light oxidationOriginal 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 is dated NOV. 29 1897 on the underside of the liner, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but