Original U.S. Model 1881 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. - Fighting Sixty-Ninth Availability_International The distance from the upper

The distance from the upper side of the flag to the center of the star is 1⁄8 of the flag's height

There is also a slight depression in the edge on one side from a grinding error

Although the medal itself had not changed since 1884

on the 25th

Original U.S. Model 1881 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) Enlisted Dress Spiked Pith Helmet by Ridabock & Co. - Fighting Sixty-Ninth Availability_International The distance from the upperOriginal Item: One Only Available. Much like our European cousins in the 1880s, the U. S. Army started to adopt spiked pith helmets, often 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. While often referred to as "pith helmets" in the broad sense, it was made from cork, like many European variants, such as the Wolseley pattern used by the