Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Enlisted Man Spiked Pith Helmet by Bent & Bush of Boston U.S. Civil War a double open-claw buckle having

a double open-claw buckle having been used prior to that

The Stielhandgranate was extremely effective and reliable in clearing enclosed areas

This sleeper example of an original WWII German 2nd Model Naval Dagger by Carl Eickhorn

the title was renamed as the Marineoberkommando der Nordsee

five days later

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Enlisted Man Spiked Pith Helmet by Bent & Bush of Boston U.S. Civil War a double open-claw buckle havingOriginal 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