Original U.S. Indian War Period 1881 Pattern Dress Helmet for Mounted Cavalry with Photo Plate German Replica Standard infantry-pattern trigger guards were

Standard infantry-pattern trigger guards were plain ovals

not in airplanes

StG is an abbreviation of Sturmgewehr

and was produced in several variants

this is an amazing genuine high ranking German Officer's Field Headquarters

Original U.S. Indian War Period 1881 Pattern Dress Helmet for Mounted Cavalry with Photo Plate German Replica Standard infantry-pattern trigger guards wereOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a pattern 1881 U. S. Dress helmet with white horsehair plume which represented mounted cavalry. It is a black felt dress helmet, with patent leather edging and hat band. The gold plated, brass helmet plate, consists of the U. S. Eagle and Shield insignia. The eagle has arrows (broken) in left talon and olive branch in right talon. The crown has the white horse hair plume and there are gold side buttons. Felt