Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock Original Display Machine Guns A very rare Japanese Infantry

A very rare Japanese Infantry rifle that preceded the 1898 Arisaka

with many high end gilt brass alloy appointments

This model was in use by Switzerland from 1914 until well into the 1950s

Canteen consists of two circular sections of pressed-tin

a carbine for the Major Sergeant and rifles for all others

Original U.S. Model 1881 Medical Corps Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock Original Display Machine Guns A very rare Japanese InfantryOriginal 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