"GUIDE BOOK TO US ARMY DRESS HELMETS" INDIAN WARS M-1881 REFERENCE BOOKLET

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US Army troopers out on the Plains in the Indian Wars faced long campaigns in winter and summer, enduring bitter cold and blazing heat in the untamed wilds of the American West. In the field, their felt slouch hats were purely utilitarian, but for dress occasions, they often donned elaborate spiked helmets modeled after the Prussian pickelhaube, validating the old axiom that military fashion follows the victor. US dress helmets of the Indian Wars have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Mark Kasal and Don Moore to write an informative reference booklet on the subject in 2000. This "GUIDE BOOK TO US ARMY DRESS HELMETS" INDIAN WARS M-1881 REFERENCE BOOKLET is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the booklet is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated softcovers, and sports 84 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and photographs (mostly black and white, though some color) of 1872 pattern dress helmets, M-1881 officer and enlisted dress helmets with all of the various BOS plumes, spikes, bases, front plates, side buttons, chinstraps, and BOS cords, comparisons of original and reproduction hardware, and how to tell the difference, and a plethora of other invaluable information. A beautiful example of a "GUIDE BOOK TO US ARMY DRESS HELMETS" INDIAN WARS M-1881 REFERENCE BOOKLET. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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