Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria has dated this Imperial German Pickelhaube Helmet to the 19th Century.
To the front is the large stamped brass Prussian eagle helmet plate displaying the crowned eagle clutching sceptre and orb, with the applied intertwined “FR” (Friedrich Rex) cypher to the chest beneath the royal crown. The plate represents the standard emblem worn by Prussian line infantry regiments of the Imperial German Army.
The helmet is fitted with its original brass front trim and rear trim, and retains the correct other ranks brass scale chinstrap mounted on circular side bosses with the Imperial and Prussian cockades. The fittings display a pleasing, even patina consistent with age.
The interior retains its original issue liner with cloth-covered finger segments surrounding the central spike fixing plate, a configuration commonly encountered on later service helmets of the period. The leather shell remains firm with good overall form and the lacquered finish showing light age-related wear and surface crazing consistent with service use.
Pickelhauben such as this formed the iconic headgear of the Imperial German Army from the mid-19th century until the First World War, when they were gradually replaced in front-line service by the steel Stahlhelm. Helmets of this type would have been worn by Prussian infantry soldiers both on parade and during the early stages of the Great War.
A good honest example of the classic Prussian infantry Pickelhaube.
Dimensions:
Height: 24 cm
Depth: 23.5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria has dated this Imperial German Pickelhaube Helmet to the 19th Century.
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Port. Imperial German Prussian Infantry Pickelhaube Helmet, Model 1895, Other Ranks – Fr Eagle Plate, Kaiserreich Period
