Original U.S. Spanish American War Era M1890 Army Infantry Spiked Dress Helmet by Wm H. Horstmann Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts Overall Length: 36 Inches

Overall Length: 36 Inches

by which time the men were crawling beneath machine-gun fire

but we do not know how well they will attach to a helmet

There is also a Battle Poem

Original U.S. Spanish American War Era M1890 Army Infantry Spiked Dress Helmet by Wm H. Horstmann Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts Overall Length: 36 InchesOriginal Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopted spiked helmets, sometimes 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 is in black, 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 the