Original German WWI Rhineland Senior Fire Official’s M1897 Officers Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet with Shielded Wappen - Replaced Spike Tip & Base Screws - Size 57 1/2 Receivers - 99th Infantry Battalion patch

- 99th Infantry Battalion patch

The caption on this one reads:

Polish is in good very good shape

There are  small dents and scratches in the wood

This helmet is heat lot stamped 325E which indicates the approximate manufacture date of October/November 1942

Original German WWI Rhineland Senior Fire Official’s M1897 Officers Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet with Shielded Wappen - Replaced Spike Tip & Base Screws - Size 57 1/2 Receivers - 99th Infantry Battalion patchOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Pickelhaube is an Iconic helmet design, which originated in 19th Century German. The name itself comes from the German Pickel, "point" or "pickaxe", and Haube, "bonnet", a general word for "headgear". Also known colloquially as Pickelhelm, these were spiked helmets worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by Prussian and German military, firefighters and police. Although typically associated with the Prussian Army,