Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York Cavalry Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume U.S. Ammo With only about 1

With only about 1

This would be read: SHOWA (current reigning emperor) Juu-Kyu Nen (19th year of reign - 1944) San-Gatsu (3rd Month - March) Juu-san-nichi (13th day)

The top cover is marked with serial number 8583

It has lost most of the stretchiness

Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York Cavalry Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume U.S. Ammo With only about 1Original 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