Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York Cavalry Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume U.S. Ammo John Dillon an Irish MP

John Dillon an Irish MP who was in Dublin during the Easter Rising told the House of Commons "I asked Sir John Maxwell himself

It has lost most of the stretchiness

This would be read: SHOWA (current reigning emperor) Juu-Kyu Nen (19th year of reign - 1944) San-Gatsu (3rd Month - March) Juu-san-nichi (13th day)

The top cover is marked with serial number 8583

with a clear 1940 date below

Original U.S. Indian Wars 1881 Model New York Cavalry Regiment Dress Helmet With Plume U.S. Ammo John Dillon an Irish MPOriginal 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