Original U.S. Model 1881 2nd New York State Militia Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. Military Flare Guns and not a coil spring

and not a coil spring

also known as the M81 pattern

were captured and held as slave labor until the war's end in August 1945

leaving scattered scuffing as well as removal of the cross grain near the edges

used as a Confederate acceptance mark directly in front of the butt plate tang

Original U.S. Model 1881 2nd New York State Militia Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. Military Flare Guns and not a coil springOriginal 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