Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock Original Display Machine Guns COMPANY RUNNERS

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This model was in use by Switzerland from 1914 until well into the 1950s

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Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock Original Display Machine Guns COMPANY RUNNERSOriginal 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. This helmet dates to the 1880s, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with