Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York 1st Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume & Cords - Size 6⅞ Vickers MMG The steel "S" shaped crossguard

The steel "S" shaped crossguard does have a lot of oxidation

-  Shell of the parka is made of Italian Camouflage cotton poplin with 9 x Germany army standard pebble grain hollow backed button front closure with an overlapping wind flap and an integral hood

The included photograph measures 3 3/8"W x 5 5/16"H

The Massachusetts General Court formed the MSDF's predecessor in 1863

Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York 1st Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume & Cords - Size 6⅞ Vickers MMG The steel "S" shaped crossguardOriginal Item: One Only 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. 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