Original U.S. Indian Wars 3rd Pattern 1881 Federal Artillery Parade Helmet With Red Plume by Ridabock & Co. MG 34 An ad in Life magazine

An ad in Life magazine noted that WWII-era servicemen were fond of claiming that "whatever beach-head they stormed

this is the action of a Civil War Sharps Rifle

with wear commensurate with its age

There is a horn plug in the very end of the spout

and red national cockade on the right side

Original U.S. Indian Wars 3rd Pattern 1881 Federal Artillery Parade Helmet With Red Plume by Ridabock & Co. MG 34 An ad in Life magazineOriginal 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