Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock MILITARIA This was to indicate which

This was  to indicate which vessel was to be paid for the contents when returning to port and the cargoes were sold at auction

and the drag and throat are made of engraved white metal

Prowling Tiger over numbered 17 cap badge with all black glengarry

Bomb Release

Civil War era Spencer Repeating Rifle

Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock MILITARIA This was to indicate whichOriginal 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 dates to the 1880s, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with