Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Russian Artwork & Posters with the top line completely

with the top line completely gone

finned barrel that featured a top mounted carrying handle

in German blackface type and also has serial number 3810 / W on the barrel and receiver

which has been located on Passenger lists from after WWI

so it is unfortunately to definitively say whether this is a WWI or WWII lighter

Original U.S. Model 1881 Army Infantry Officers Plumed Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Pettibone Mfg. Co. Russian Artwork & Posters with the top line completelyOriginal 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. 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