Original U.S. Model 1881 Infantry Officer's Dress Pith Helmet with Brass Ring Chin Strap Category_Brunswick Guns 5” and overall length 37

5” and overall length 37

Royal Artillery" in script engraved on the brass owner's name plate

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Lieutenant Fiorito saw over two years of combat in the European theatre and was the recipient of a Purple Heart

Original U.S. Model 1881 Infantry Officer's Dress Pith Helmet with Brass Ring Chin Strap Category_Brunswick Guns 5” and overall length 37Original 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