Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Officers Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. - Size 7 Spanish Ordnance More than 25 Million German

More than 25 Million German combat helmets were manufactured during the Second World War

Wood stock is in good condition

approximately 45 paratroopers

This example is made of OD Green #7 Canvas

- Jimmu =  Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Officers Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by J.H. McKenney & Co. - Size 7 Spanish Ordnance More than 25 Million GermanOriginal Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopted 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