Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” 17th Infantry Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia German SS There are lots of different

There are lots of different markings stamped into the wood

who could now wear a D1 over an A2 giving themselves an extra layer of protection at high altitude in addition to having better ease of movement

three times the normal frontage for a regiment in defense

The celluloid unfortunately becomes brittle over time

Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” 17th Infantry Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia German SS There are lots of differentOriginal Item: One Only Available. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopt 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