Original Spanish-American War Oil Painting of Spanish 65th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Division (Santiago de Cuba) Soldier Wearing Colonial Rayadillo Uniform - 12 ⅞” x 17 ½” Category_MG 42 Mounts This stamped sheet steel construction

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains much of its original lightly field gray paint but does show some chipping

mostly because the labels would be lost fairly quickly

Since there was none in the Mediterranean

as a pattern

Original Spanish-American War Oil Painting of Spanish 65th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Division (Santiago de Cuba) Soldier Wearing Colonial Rayadillo Uniform - 12 ⅞” x 17 ½” Category_MG 42 Mounts This stamped sheet steel constructionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic Spanish American war era oil painting of a Spanish soldier wearing the iconic Rayadillo uniform. Rayadillo was a blue and white striped cotton or flannel material used to make the military uniforms worn by Spanish colonial soldiers from the mid 19th century until the early 20th century. It was commonly worn by soldiers posted in overseas Spanish tropical colonies and later, Spanish Morocco and