Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet Attributed to Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia German Holsters The blade is contained in

The blade is contained in its original heavily decorated and embossed scabbard

The rifle features an excellent un-sanded stock with visible SWP 1881

Despite initial successes in Transylvania

This was the first breech-loading rifle to be adopted in large numbers by any nation's army

The substantial fairly heavy barrel is mounted on a wood Naval Carriage fitted with wooden wheels

Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet Attributed to Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia German Holsters The blade is contained inOriginal 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