Original U.S. Model 1892 2nd Infantry Regiment New York Guard Officer’s Dress Summer White Pith Helmet German Helmets & Hats Interior fully lined in mid

Interior fully lined in mid blue velvet with evidence of a trade label in the lid long absent

Blade and ricasso still show a good amount of the original black finish

The MACHINEPISTOL 738(i)

While older P-4A helmets were updated in the field to the new P-4B specs

Original U.S. Model 1892 2nd Infantry Regiment New York Guard Officer’s Dress Summer White Pith Helmet German Helmets & Hats Interior fully lined in midOriginal 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