Original German WWI Bavarian M1896 State Official’s Leather Pickelhaube Helmet with Chinscales & Lion’s Head Posts - Size 55 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia It retains its short saddle

It retains its short saddle bar with ring to the left side and the rear flip sight is present and in great shape

the defeat was due to Napoleon III's foolhardiness in allowing himself to get captured at the Battle of Sedan and the show was then over

showing a lovely pattern of checking and crazing due to age

made with gray silver thread on a black background

Original German WWI Bavarian M1896 State Official’s Leather Pickelhaube Helmet with Chinscales & Lion’s Head Posts - Size 55 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia It retains its short saddleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This a great example of a Bavarian Model 1896 State Officials Private Purchase Pickelhaube Helmet, with a boiled leather shell. State Officials Pickelhaubes are among the rarest to be found, and this one is in extraordinary condition. The shell is virtually free of cracking or crazing, and the wappen retains its lovely gilt finish. The helmet's boiled leather shell and visors are in very fine condition without any