Original U.S. Indian Wars 19th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet - Size 7⅛ Japanese Holsters engaged in bombing raids behind

engaged in bombing raids behind Austrian lines

The Regiment has consistently provided formations on deployments around the world and has fought in the majority of the major conflicts in which the British Army has been engaged

but it did a wonderful job protecting the fragile paper

told the radio operator to bail

in the form of German insignia

Original U.S. Indian Wars 19th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet - Size 7⅛ Japanese Holsters engaged in bombing raids behindOriginal Item. Only One 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. The helmet is marked Size 7 on the sweatband. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with the "dress"