Original U.S. Indian Wars Rough Condition 1881 Model New York 65th Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume Japanese Documents and Books This firm was a known

This firm was a known maker of aluminum Luftwaffe belts during the pre-WWII period

There is just a bit of light wear on the exterior

This example is marked on the band (likely by the GI who captured it) with different locations including HOANG DUNG M67

and shoulder straps

The metalwork still has lots of the original blued finish

Original U.S. Indian Wars Rough Condition 1881 Model New York 65th Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume Japanese Documents and Books This firm was a knownOriginal Item: One Only 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 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