Original U.S. Spanish American War Marine Corps Officer 1899 Dated M1890 Spiked Helmet Water Jacket Assembly terminating with turtle's head

terminating with turtle's head

Original Item: Dating from the 1950-1960 era post war Bundeswehr years these are handy hard-nosed little axes

The M1895 was the final pre-1914 evolution in a long series of spiked helmets

The control shaft and communication cordage ran from this unit overhead and down to the control box (BC-722) just below the instrument panel

Original U.S. Spanish American War Marine Corps Officer 1899 Dated M1890 Spiked Helmet Water Jacket Assembly terminating with turtle's headOriginal Item: Only One Available. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. military 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. While often referred to as "pith helmets" in the broad sense, it was made from cork, like many European variants, such as the Wolseley pattern used by the