Original U.S. Indian Wars Rare Electrician’s M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet by Horstmann & Bros of Philadelphia Helmets A 100% rubber full scale

A 100% rubber full scale version of the 10 Gauge double barrel percussion external hammer shotgun was used while on horseback by actor Dermot Mulroney who played the role of Dirty Steve Stephens

and not a conversion from Flintlock

have been reproduced post war

There is a rolling mill mark on the top of the helmet

the 17th Airborne was still in training and was held in strategic reserve

Original U.S. Indian Wars Rare Electrician’s M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet by Horstmann & Bros of Philadelphia Helmets A 100% rubber full scaleOriginal 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.