WW1 Prussian Picklehaube Helmet

WW1 Prussian Picklehaube Relic 1895 Patt

Yes this another poor old Picklehaube which has definitely been through a war .Ww1  Prussian other ranks . Reasonable condition as can see , full brass helmet plate, spiked top , fittings remain. Complete with original liner and the leather neck piece . I have put some softener on this piece to help protect it . The leather is still rather soft on the helmet. The liner is damaged as can see from photo’s, The rear neck guard is still stiff and curled. One pin missing from the top spike plate. All original piece.

The chin strap and cockades are missing, as are two of the tongues to the liner, other than that the Pickelhaube is in reasonable condition. All the fittings appear undisturbed in their original configuration but the wooden pegs retaining the helmet plate are missing and leather pieces are in place.

Battlefield Relic.

WW1 Prussian Picklehaube Relic

The Pickelhaube (pl. Pickelhauben; from German: Pickel, lit. ‘point’ or ‘pickaxe’, and Haube, lit. ’bonnet’, a general word for “headgear”), also Pickelhelm, is a spiked leather or metal helmet that was worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by Prussian and German military officers, firefighters and police. Although it is typically associated with the Prussian Army, which adopted it in 1842–43,^[1] the helmet was widely imitated by other armies during that period.^[2] It is still worn today as part of ceremonial wear in the militaries of certain countries, such as Sweden, Chile, and Colombia.

WW1 Prussian Enlisted Man’s Picklehaube Helmet. 1895 Patt