Original U.S. Model 1881 Infantry Officer's Dress Pith Helmet with Brass Ring Chin Strap British Flare Guns These m2 Paratrooper pockets knives

These m2 Paratrooper pockets knives with the early war issue "jigged bone" handles (scales or grip) and lanyard loop are among the hardest to find on the market today

the way we use cleaning patches today

we received orders at dusk to advance to the vicinity of Wittscheid in the valley to our front

1940 (Heft 12)

with small tearing to the left reverse shoulder

Original U.S. Model 1881 Infantry Officer's Dress Pith Helmet with Brass Ring Chin Strap British Flare Guns These m2 Paratrooper pockets knivesOriginal 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. This helmet dates to the 1880s, and it really is quite striking. This is not the type of helmet that was worn in the field, but instead one intended for use with