Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York Cavalry Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume U.S. Ammo with a clear 1940 date

with a clear 1940 date below

Inside the cap the numbers R-6343 are stamped in black ink

The wooden grip is covered in heavy silver adornments

The top cover is marked with serial number 8583

We feel this rifle started life as a Percussion weapon

Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York Cavalry Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume U.S. Ammo with a clear 1940 dateOriginal 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