Original U.S. Named Model 1881 Kentish Guards (Rhode Island State Guards) Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. U.S. Antique Guns The national colors decals were

The national colors decals were later discontinued and removed from most helmets

gives a glimpse of the time of World War Two

located in SUHL in 1891

while the spoon is marked but due to corrosion we cannot make out the marking

This is a beautiful Named Heer Infantry Feldwebel's (Technical Sergeant's) M35 Waffenrock dress tunic

Original U.S. Named Model 1881 Kentish Guards (Rhode Island State Guards) Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. U.S. Antique Guns The national colors decals wereOriginal 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.