Original U.S. Model 1881 5th Artillery Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. British Machine Guns The fiber helmet was originally

The fiber helmet was originally designed by Jesse Hawley in the early 1930s

for the reason that at night we could see the big guns of the Russians flashing and knew they were close and would soon surround us

" ("Twice I've stood and overcome on the Marne

and quite sharp

Original U.S. Model 1881 5th Artillery Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. British Machine Guns The fiber helmet was originallyOriginal 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.