Original U.S. Indian Wars Rough Condition 1881 Model New York 65th Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The extra pay never did

The extra pay never did materialize and the Army Ordnance Department refused to purchase the special rifles until Berdan persuaded Lincoln to intercede

The holster has no markings

The Kentish Guards distinguished themselves several times in the American Revolutionary War

There is some tarnishing present on the brass

Original U.S. Indian Wars Rough Condition 1881 Model New York 65th Field Artillery Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume Category_MG 42 Ammo Storage The extra pay never didOriginal 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