Original Imperial German WWI Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Dated 1916 Japanese Replica The 44th flew the last

The 44th flew the last of its 344 combat missions on April 25

Elaborate cast and chased bronze hilt with fierce eagle pommel

normally used to enable turret gunner to manually control turret in event of power failure in getting out of the turret

29989 37- American Optical AO Buffalo

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Dated 1916 Japanese Replica The 44th flew the lastOriginal Item: Only One Available. A nice example of an M 1915 Imperial Prussian Line Infantry enlisted man's Mannschaften (other ranks or EM NCO) pickelhaube original as found condition. The M1915 was the last model of Pickelhaube issued prior to the move to steel helmets. In accordance with the 1915 regulations, these helmets would no longer use brass, silver, or Tombak as the M1895 did. All issued Pickelhaube would now use gray oxidized steel