Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1899 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly two on each side

two on each side

It is unmarked

Lieutenant Durrett was killed by German shell fire

The other side has the manufacturer and which is very faintly stamped and only partly legible

He was also deaf in one ear

Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1899 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly two on each sideOriginal Item: One Only. 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 British.