Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Receiver Top Cover This is the first time

This is the first time we have had one of these scarce simplified pattern Ersatz Fitzhelms

but you will often see them listed for over $2000

but the end of the war came before the 22d used the new aircraft in combat

Constructed of wool with a bright red background with a large white central circle displaying a large Swas (hook cross) with the German Naval Balkenkreuz (Beam Cross) design also in black to the edges

most of the devices lacked numerical scales graduated in degrees for determining azimuth

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Receiver Top Cover This is the first timeOriginal 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