Original U.S. Indian Wars 6th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With White Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1902 Spanish Flags following the principle that “one

following the principle that “one hand finds the other

the tactical units of the 12th Group were fed into existing British Royal Air Force formations

Measures approximately 26

so this was almost certainly a bespoke example made for this particular officer at a local tailor

of heavy dark gray leather with a single row five-button front furnished with anchors and gilt wash

Original U.S. Indian Wars 6th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With White Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1902 Spanish Flags following the principle that “oneOriginal Item. Only One Available. 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. The helmet is dated 1902 on the underside of the leather sweatband. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended