Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Raymold & Whitlock US Civil War a 1st ID Big Red

a 1st ID Big Red One insignia patch to left shoulder

One of the very rare earliest variations of Hiram Maxim's Russian Water Cooled Machineguns introduced at the later half of 1905

This wonderful short musket was made in Belgium in 1811 a year before Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France who then controlled most of Continental Europe embarked on his extraordinary invasion of Russia in 1812

There was also a substantial export market for the Gewehr 98 rifle and bayonets

Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Raymold & Whitlock US Civil War a 1st ID Big RedOriginal Item: One Only. 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 British.