Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Receiver Top Cover This was a much simpler

This was a much simpler and cheaper device than the Norden or Sperry bomb sights

who had previously been reported missing was killed in action on March 2nd

but the end of the war came before the 22d used the new aircraft in combat

but you will often see them listed for over $2000

most of the devices lacked numerical scales graduated in degrees for determining azimuth

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Receiver Top Cover This was a much simplerOriginal 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