Prussia, Kingdom. A Grenadier Officer’s Pickelhaube Hold 1948 for final burial

1948 for final burial

measures 72mm (w) x 72mm (h)

The cap exhibits scattered mothing and wear spots on the exterior

it nevertheless forwarded invaluable data on weather and Arctic equipment

measuring 116 mm x 43 mm

Prussia, Kingdom. A Grenadier Officer’s Pickelhaube Hold 1948 for final burial(Preuen Pickelhaube fr einen Offizier im Grenadier Regiment). A well preserved Prussian Grenadier Officers Pickelhaube, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. Situated atop the crown is a gilded brass spike perforated around the neck with ventilation holes, and which is secured in place with a baseplate featuring four rivets. A bar of identical construction emanates from the back of the plate and extends down to a boiled and blackened