Original U.S. Marine Corps Model 1892 Officer's Dress Spiked Helmet Fittings on Later Made Helmet Body Military Maps installed at Vichy France

installed at Vichy France

A previous owner did much research on Corporal Hickey and a full file of information including his medals

which unfortunately has removed all of the stock cartouches

and also is marked with three different "temple stamps" in the upper left corner

with a functioning hinge and pin catch (bent over)

Original U.S. Marine Corps Model 1892 Officer's Dress Spiked Helmet Fittings on Later Made Helmet Body Military Maps installed at Vichy FranceOriginal Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Armed Forces started to adopted spiked pith helmets, usually in dark navy blue or 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. The helmet fittings date to the early 1900s, and really is quite striking on this replacement helmet. This is not the type of helmet