Original U.S. M-1881 8th National Guard Officer's White Spiked Pith Helmet Russian Headgear and Sicily from August 1942

and Sicily from August 1942 to August 1943

Original Item: one-of-a-kind

while a patrol was sent back to contact the main body of troops

the knives were entirely blackened

On 4 July (Independence Day in the United States)

Original U.S. M-1881 8th National Guard Officer's White Spiked Pith Helmet Russian Headgear and Sicily from August 1942Original Item: One Only. 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. Complete with leather sweat band, the helmet boasts a spike to its top mount and retails its original gloss white leather chin strap. The brass helmet plate