Original U.S. Model 1881 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. - Fighting Sixty-Ninth Gift Card A very nice example from

A very nice example from a legendary battlefield

the new squadron would upgrade to Nieuport 11s

and a limited number were issued to light cavalry

Middle East and African theatres until May 1945

where they were officially made

Original U.S. Model 1881 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. - Fighting Sixty-Ninth Gift Card A very nice example fromOriginal Item: One Only 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. 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