Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock Original Display Machine Guns This model was in use

This model was in use by Switzerland from 1914 until well into the 1950s

Canteen consists of two circular sections of pressed-tin

These sometimes have a date

with many high end gilt brass alloy appointments

A very rare Japanese Infantry rifle that preceded the 1898 Arisaka

Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock Original Display Machine Guns This model was in useOriginal 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