Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Antique Remingtons Relocating to the Pacific

Relocating to the Pacific

The Royal Academy exhibited his work eleven times between 1898 and 1918

It has Waffenamt marking (Eagle) / WaA179 stamped under this

This is original cosmoline put on each ammo can before it was placed in military storage

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Antique Remingtons Relocating to the PacificOriginal 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. 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