Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1896 - Size 7 1/8 Swords Part of the bottom cap

Part of the bottom cap is broken off

The Eighth Air Force was established as VIII Bomber Command on 19 January 1942 and activated at Langley Field

Thailand (MACTHAI) and concurrently Chief

Among the completed prototypes prepared for evaluation

so we are confident that this one actually saw use

Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1896 - Size 7 1/8 Swords Part of the bottom capOriginal 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.