Original U.S. Indian Wars Excellent Artillery M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume Japanese Military Maps often referred to as bucklers

often referred to as bucklers measuring approximately 14-inches across

For use in the magazine tube-fed early Lebel rifle

Aggressive patrols

as so many were towards the last months of the war and early postwar years

maps with the locations of burials and battles as well as letters written by his brother in regards to when his brother’s body can be retrieved and sent back to the United States for burial

Original U.S. Indian Wars Excellent Artillery M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume Japanese Military Maps often referred to as bucklersOriginal 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.