Early WWI Prussian Artillery Enlisted Pickelhaube (Spiked Helmet) w/ Owner's Initials & Unit Marking
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Early WWI Prussian Artillery Enlisted Pickelhaube (Spiked Helmet) w/ Owner's Initials & Unit Marking

Code: gmimu00002psp-CON


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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WE ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE!!!... We are OUT OF THE OFFICE for the NEXT TEN 10 DAYS, From Monday 10/18/21 until Wednesday 10/27/21 09/24, WITH LITTLE OR NO SHIPPING CAPABILITIES until our Return to THE OFFICE From our Travels to the Police Collectors National in St. Charles Missouri on Thursday October 28th.

Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection, BUT Please Note that we will be OUT OF THE OFFICE, from Monday 10/18/21 through Wednesday 10/27/21, and We will be UNABLE TO SHIP, until our return the Office on Thursday 10/28/21, at which time we will resume NORMAL SHIPPING CAPABILITIES. But, during our time away, we will be happy to accept any orders and get the ordered artifacts marked as SOLD right away.
Thank you, Ron & Kana


ARTIFACT: Early WWI Prussian Artillery Enlisted Picklehaube M1895 (spiked helmet) with original owner's initials and unit markings. The helmet is hardened black leather with reinforced with brass trim, helmet plate, and spike at the crown. The brass ornamental plate features an eagle facing the viewer's left with wings spread and reads: "MIT GOTT- FUR KOENIG UND VATERLAND" with the letters "FR" in the center of the eagle's breast. The underside of the front brim shows the original owner's initials and the underside of the rear brim shows the unit markings (See photos).

VINTAGE: Circa WWI

SIZE: Approximately Ear to ear: 6-1/2"; Front to back: 9-1/2"; 'Spike' 3" x 1-7/8"; 5" x 4-1/2"

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Black, hardened leather, brass, leather, ink

ATTACHMENT: None, missing chin strap and cockades.

MARKINGS: Unit markings in ink and initials in pencil

ITEM NOTES: This is from a Prussian militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay CON-MDN-20-16 LGGEX4/16

CONDITION: 7 (Very Fine): Mild to moderate wear, chin strap and cockades are missing, the leather and brass are in very fine to excellent condition.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.