Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a traditional German first world war with Prussian brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube. The Mannschaften (Other Ranks) M1895 Pickelhaube was the final pre-1914 evolution in a long series of spiked helmets. It was manufactured from boiled leather, lacquered black, and provided with fittings made of brass or German silver dependant upon the Regt. The protection it offered was very limited and led to the eventual replacement by a steel helmet in 1916.
This example displays lovely condition brass Prussian "Grenadier-Adler" spread eagle helmet plate (wappen) and comes complete with supple original leather liner. Partial chinstrap included. The spike on top denotes infantry issue, and it has the correct black and white (Prussian) and Tri-color (German Empire) cockades around the chin strap lugs.
The helmet leather has shrunk over the years, and the interior liner is worn from years of service. Finish on the leather has a lot of cracking and checking, however this still is a find display piece, manufactured not long before hostilities began.
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