Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia Japanese Military Maps The shell is stamped TJ68

The shell is stamped TJ68 indicating that C

indicating that the stock has not been worn down much over the years

The top 400 mm of its length was rough-filed into the shape of a heptagon

This aluminum hilted fighting knife was normally held with the blade pointed downward (this allowed for a very powerful and natural downward blow)

The bayonet blade bears serial number 855 / a

Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia Japanese Military Maps The shell is stamped TJ68Original 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