Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Raymold & Whitlock US Civil War and personnel from the 2nd

and personnel from the 2nd Battalion appearing as extras

This wonderful short musket was made in Belgium in 1811 a year before Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France who then controlled most of Continental Europe embarked on his extraordinary invasion of Russia in 1812

is in good condition

The 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment reabsorbed the 17th (Ruahine Regiment) and was redesignated as 3rd Battalion

which is marked 6 OHIO

Original U.S. Indian Wars Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet With Plume by Raymold & Whitlock US Civil War and personnel from the 2ndOriginal Item: One Only. 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 British.