Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock - Size 7 1/8 MG 34 Feed Assembly Action type: Bolt-Action

Action type: Bolt-Action

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It is further personalized below the logo with an engraving in German Block Typeface:

KIA by a German sniper and a member of one of the most respected and storied Army Divisions of WWII

The pocket existed mainly from 8 February to 21 April 1942

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock - Size 7 1/8 MG 34 Feed Assembly Action type: Bolt-ActionOriginal 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. 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