Original U.S. Model 1881 2nd New York State Militia Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. Military Flare Guns He also saw air combat

He also saw air combat in the Balkans

- Second Lieutenant Shoulder Slide: The slide appears to be Iraqi made and features a single star

with a surprisingly nice sweatband which is intact

were captured and held as slave labor until the war's end in August 1945

It has minimal engraving

Original U.S. Model 1881 2nd New York State Militia Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. Military Flare Guns He also saw air combatOriginal Item: One Only Available. 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