Original U.S. M1881 Army Infantry Dress Plumed size 7 1/8 Pith Helmet by Horstmann - dated 1898 British Lancer This was a new design

This was a new design which used a monolithic ceramic (one piece) which was molded to match torso contours

foot lockers and more

There are also paint markings on the outside

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

There is size 7 1/4 marked with a sticker on the interior crown

Original U.S. M1881 Army Infantry Dress Plumed size 7 1/8 Pith Helmet by Horstmann - dated 1898 British Lancer This was a new designOriginal 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