Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York 1st Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume & Cords - Size 6⅞ U.S. Flare Guns an enterprise already heavily involved

an enterprise already heavily involved in the war effort as a supplier for Messerschmitt

hence resulting in such a short production run

It is also stamped with lot number 2243 under the rear skirt

with Matthias Salcher & Söhne of Wagstadt being contractor number 136

The ricasso is stamped with WEYERSBERG / KIRSCHBAUM & CO / SOLINGEN

Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York 1st Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume & Cords - Size 6⅞ U.S. Flare Guns an enterprise already heavily involvedOriginal 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