Original U.S. Model 1881 14th Regiment (New York State Militia) “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet Hotchkiss MG indicating the Rural Police rank

indicating the Rural Police rank of Meister (master)

the 80th Division had the center

similar in concept to loading a cylinder of an early cap-and-ball (percussion) revolver

prepared under the direction of the Surgeon General

Original U.S. Model 1881 14th Regiment (New York State Militia) “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet Hotchkiss MG indicating the Rural Police rankOriginal Item: One Only Available. 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