Original U.S. Indian Wars 19th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet - Size 7⅛ Japanese Holsters The 82nd passed through part

The 82nd passed through part of the Hindenburg defensive position

The Savage Navy had a unique way of cocking the hammer

but it did a wonderful job protecting the fragile paper

It has the early pattern type leather liner band

had it been given to him earlier

Original U.S. Indian Wars 19th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet - Size 7⅛ Japanese Holsters The 82nd passed through partOriginal Item. Only One 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. The helmet is marked Size 7 on the sweatband. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with the "dress"