Original U.S. Model 1881 “1st Infantry Company C” Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. ZB 26-ZB 30 nearly 3 weeks after the

nearly 3 weeks after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor

and the bronze badge is missing the rear pin catch entirely

most enlisted military buckles were steel

and the late war issue galvanized steel liner band is marked on the left outer side with 62 nA / 54

serving as a primary anti-tank gun of the British Army during World War II

Original U.S. Model 1881 “1st Infantry Company C” Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. ZB 26-ZB 30 nearly 3 weeks after theOriginal 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.