Original U.S. Indian Wars 6th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With White Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1902 Technical Handbooks & Manuals a second Guard Brigade was

a second Guard Brigade was formed from indigenous Formosans

Measures approximately 9 1/2 inches tall and 2 3/4 inches wide at the base

with just a bit of oxidation and plating loss on the eagle

There is original inspector information and contract information stamped in a few areas on the inside of the leather sweatband:

Original U.S. Indian Wars 6th Infantry Regiment M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With White Plume by Horstmann - Dated 1902 Technical Handbooks & Manuals a second Guard Brigade wasOriginal Item. Only One Available. 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. The helmet is dated 1902 on the underside of the leather sweatband. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended