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Summer 2022 Militaria Auction
Lot 216:
Prussian Officer’s Pickelhaube (Pickelhaube)
Development of the pickelhaube may be traced back to the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV who initiated the original design and introduced it for wear by most of the Prussian line Infantry regiments on October 23rd 1842.
The pickelhaube became a visual symbol of Prussia’s military might and underwent numerous modifications starting in 1860 and continuing right up until 1915. The demise of the pickelhaube began in the fields of WWI as a result of increased head wounds suffered by the German troops which were mainly caused by grenade and shell fragments. After the introduction of the M16 helmet the pickelhaube was relegated for wear only on ceremonial occasions.
Prussian officer’s spiked helmet. Decent body and front and back visors . Decent body and front and back visors (back right side unbuttoned threads).
Blackened lacquered leather construction pickelhaube with gilted brass metal fittings.
Helmet plate is attached by two screw posts which extend into interior through corresponding holes to pickelhaube front and are secured in place by two small nuts.
The pickelhaube has a multi-piece, convexed, tapered, gilted brass chinscales and original single kokarden.
Sweatband is complete.
Helmet is a bit miss-shaped and some of the laquer is flaking off.
Not a mint helmet, but displays fine on a shelf.
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