Original U.S. M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet with Plume for Volunteer Militia Russian Headgear Our M1 Garand stocks can

Our M1 Garand stocks can be easily restored to be most presentable

The barrel of only 33"

except on the blade ricasso

A wonderful display item for any household with Scottish roots

The metal work is all polished bright as the day it was made

Original U.S. M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet with Plume for Volunteer Militia Russian Headgear Our M1 Garand stocks canOriginal Item: Only One 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 were known as the model of 1881. This particular example is from a Volunteer Militia unit and has the maker and inspection information stamped on the inside of the leather liner band: Wm H. HORSTMANN CO. PHILADELPHIA CONTRACT FEB 10, 1907 CHAS. E.