Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Officers Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. - Size 7 Spanish Ordnance Some of the snaps are

Some of the snaps are missing

of Idar-Oberstein

approximately 45 paratroopers

Wood stock is in good condition

- Jimmu =  Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Officers Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. - Size 7 Spanish Ordnance Some of the snaps areOriginal 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. 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