Original U.S. Spanish American War Marine Corps Officer 1899 Dated M1890 Spiked Helmet Japanese Artwork & Posters Construction is brown leather chamois-lined

Construction is brown leather chamois-lined flying helmet with snap chinstrap

as the Rose is the pewterer mark for London

which is unfortunately not nearly as robust on the Mexican version

KOLN-DEUTZ

which indicates it was manufactured by Manufacture d'Armes St

Original U.S. Spanish American War Marine Corps Officer 1899 Dated M1890 Spiked Helmet Japanese Artwork & Posters Construction is brown leather chamois-linedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. military 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