Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet Attributed to Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia DP-28 LMG We were able to come

We were able to come up with an identification on the soldier

This a very nice example of a WWII German Luftwaffe Officer's Stabsflagge (Staff flag)

The serial number indicates that it was one of 7060 rifles built at Springfield from October to December

The mine looks to have not been repainted and is very well retained

Original U.S. Model 1881 “Summer White” Dress Spiked Pith Helmet Attributed to Horstmann Bros & Co of Philadelphia DP-28 LMG We were able to comeOriginal 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