Original U.S. M1881 Army Artillery Dress Plumed size 6 7/8 Pith Helmet by Wm H. Horstmann Lock Assembly and behind a curtain fitted

and behind a curtain fitted to allow him to use light to work

with cotton white and black DAF emblems on each side

Ball Gunner Robert Erfurth San Antonio

but would often be personized with a monogram

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Original U.S. M1881 Army Artillery Dress Plumed size 6 7/8 Pith Helmet by Wm H. Horstmann Lock Assembly and behind a curtain fittedOriginal Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopted spiked helmets, sometimes 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. This helmet is in black, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with the