Original U.S. Indian Wars Artillery M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by William Read - Patent Dated 1894 U.S. Documents & Books particularly on the false edge

particularly on the false edge

felt bottom visor

On 5 April 1941 in relocated to Wiener Neustadt in Austria

The lock is clearly marked with Charleville

Original U.S. Indian Wars Artillery M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by William Read - Patent Dated 1894 U.S. Documents & Books particularly on the false edgeOriginal 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.