Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model 1st Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet by Horstmann with Plume & Cords - Dated 1899 - Size 7 No Return and has been placed over

and has been placed over the front brim

Although considered highly mobilized for its time the German army still utilized a great number of horses throughout WWII with the average infantry division containing roughly five thousand horses

The TK-2 also featured a left-side manually activated

There is still a felt blade washer on top of the cross guard

Across the top of the rear end of the barrel there is an old SILVER Plaque 3" X 2 1/4" stating:-

Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model 1st Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet by Horstmann with Plume & Cords - Dated 1899 - Size 7 No Return and has been placed overOriginal 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