Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock MILITARIA The standard HGU-33/P uses the

The standard HGU-33/P uses the VTEC form fit liner and the EEK-4 A/P visor assembly

This was  to indicate which vessel was to be paid for the contents when returning to port and the cargoes were sold at auction

The performance of this first self-loading rifle was very problematic and production was terminated in late 1938

as most replicas of these have a stamped marking

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Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock MILITARIA The standard HGU-33/P uses theOriginal 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. This helmet dates to the 1880s, 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