Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1889 Summer Tropical Sun Helmet by WM. Horstmann - Dated 1899 Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts the Japanese 33rd Army under

the Japanese 33rd Army under General Masaki Honda performed a very creditable delaying action against the forces attacking them

These busbies were symbolic of the two regiments’ elite status but they were not very practical as they frequently fell off during combat

and is marked VORD ("Front") on the the underside of the front

20 equipped 12th and 98th Sentais

but in reality supported the Nationalists against the Spanish Republicans

Original U.S. Spanish-American War Era Army Model 1889 Summer Tropical Sun Helmet by WM. Horstmann - Dated 1899 Category_Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts the Japanese 33rd Army underOriginal Item: One Only. This is a fantastic Spanish American war era sun helmet with very light staining present, a rarity! 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