Original U.S. Indian Wars 7th Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet Complete with Dress Plume & Cords Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Below the red line is

Below the red line is a dashed line with the text: "3000-4000"

showing only light use and staining

It fired a 60mm shell

but is still quite soft

Overall a real neat Vietnam aviator set from the famous 1st Cavalry Division

Original U.S. Indian Wars 7th Cavalry M-1881 Blue Cloth Spiked Pith Helmet Complete with Dress Plume & Cords Category_MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets Below the red line isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Much like our European cousins in the 1880's, the U. S. Army started to adopt spiked pith helmets, often in white, with all brass mounts and occasionally plumes. These were known as the model of 1881. This particular example is from the famous 7th Cavalry Regiment, the same unit of George Armstrong Custer. The helmet is complete with original horsehair plume and correct cavalry yellow cording and lanyard aguilette.