Original U.S. M1881 Army Infantry Dress Plumed size 7 1/8 Pith Helmet by Horstmann - dated 1898 British Lancer with an early nickel plated

with an early nickel plated brass zipper marked D

it is in fact a helmet more accurately associated with the First and Second World Wars

resting his rifle on the corpse to steady his aim as he fired

Bottom border of the poster reads:

Steel tubes show storage/handling dents but are in good overall condition

Original U.S. M1881 Army Infantry Dress Plumed size 7 1/8 Pith Helmet by Horstmann - dated 1898 British Lancer with an early nickel platedOriginal 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. This helmet is dated SEP. 22 1898 on the underside of the liner, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but