Original U.S. M-1881 8th National Guard Officer's White Spiked Pith Helmet U.S. Field Gear Missions to Munich

Missions to Munich

Included is heavy leather Enfield sling marked DRAKE & CO

isolated American units

Fine solid walnut grips and matching serial number found on the underside of the barrel and bottom of the grip frame that reads 5646 denoting the year of manufacture as 1872 (2nd year of production

and still having a good amount of the original factory "blackened" finish

Original U.S. M-1881 8th National Guard Officer's White Spiked Pith Helmet U.S. Field Gear Missions to MunichOriginal 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