Original U.S. M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet with Plume for Volunteer Militia U.S. Military Maps It is amazingly effective having

It is amazingly effective having such a weight to the front of the blade

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The brass handle material was then replaced with a non-strategic alloy as production continued

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Original U.S. M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet with Plume for Volunteer Militia U.S. Military Maps It is amazingly effective havingOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 were known as the model of 1881. This particular example is from a Volunteer Militia unit and has the maker and inspection information stamped on the inside of the leather liner band: Wm H. HORSTMANN CO. PHILADELPHIA CONTRACT FEB 10, 1907 CHAS. E.