Original U.S. Model 1881 “1st Infantry Company C” Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. MG 42 Army as the KF-2(1) this

Army as the KF-2(1) this is a genuine early WW2 1940s era Bell & Howell 35mm motion picture camera complete with the original U

Original Civil War Naval Cutlasses are getting harder and harder to find every year

The cap shows only light soiling and some minor moth nips

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This is most likely a previous owner

Original U.S. Model 1881 “1st Infantry Company C” Officer’s Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. MG 42 Army as the KF-2(1) thisOriginal Item: One Only. 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 British.