Original U.S. M-1881 8th National Guard Officer's White Spiked Pith Helmet Category_Water Jacket Assembly offered without tripod

offered without tripod

The best feature of all is the original hand painted 89th Division ROLLING W Insignia

This is a great example of the relatively scarce OSS Drop Knife

[“JH” = initials of the US government armory sub-inspector

Company A sent a patrol from Hill 400 to Zerkall

Original U.S. M-1881 8th National Guard Officer's White Spiked Pith Helmet Category_Water Jacket Assembly offered without tripodOriginal 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. Complete with leather sweat band, the helmet boasts a spike to its top mount and retails its original gloss white leather chin strap. The brass helmet plate