Original U.S. M1881 Army Artillery Dress Plumed size 6 7/8 Pith Helmet by Wm H. Horstmann Brunswick Rifle foldable butt stock and functional

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Original U.S. M1881 Army Artillery Dress Plumed size 6 7/8 Pith Helmet by Wm H. Horstmann Brunswick Rifle foldable butt stock and functionalOriginal Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopted spiked helmets, sometimes 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. This helmet is in black, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with the