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Brass spikes and horsetail plumes : a history of U.S. Army dress helmets, 1872-1904 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chappell, Gordon S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gettysburg, PA : Thomas Publications, [1997]
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Uniforms > History.
Helmets > United States > History.
Headgear > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Plumed helmets for Horse Soldiers, 1872-1881
  • Modifying military fashion, 1878-1881
  • A military fashion for Victorian America, 1881-1902
  • Uniforms for a new century, 1901-1904
  • Appendices: Contracts for enlisted dress helmets, 1872-pattern
  • Contracts for untrimmed felt dress helmets, 1881-1902
  • Dates of authorization of helmet insignia, 1872-1902.