Original Pre-WWI U.S. Army Artillery Model 1889 Summer Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 6 ⅞ Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Year of Manufacture: 1898 -

Year of Manufacture: 1898 - converted later

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This full scale all metal example was acquired from the Ellis Props and Graphics liquidation auction

At the outbreak of hostilities

showing the ŒWG STEYR Logo and 1883 date on the left ricasso of the bayonet blade

Original Pre-WWI U.S. Army Artillery Model 1889 Summer Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 6 ⅞ Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns Year of Manufacture: 1898 -Original Item: One Only. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopt sun helmets, especially for use during the hot summer months. These saw active service in the Spanish American War of 1898, especially in the tropical climate in Cuba. While often called "Pith Helmets", the U. S. variety was usually made of cork material. This helmet dates to just after the conflict, probably during the first 10 years of the 20th