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Posted 9 years ago
Carolen.le…
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Not sure possibly WWI. ? German? Can anyone identify this helmet and it history? It was passed down from a family member who spent many years in Germany at the end of WWII.
Thanks for your time and information.
Carolen
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That'a a German enlisted man's infantry style pickelhaube (spiked helmet) from WWI. Looks like a mix of brass trim and a grey metal 1915 style spike, If so then it's likely together from a couple helmets. Anyway the front plate, chinstrap etc are missing. The red & blue paint was added later. The blue/red roundel is reminiscent of a wartime UK marking. Here's an example I posted of a complete helmet:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/167542-prussian-model-1915-enlisted-issue-picke?in=user
Chris
You can find more informations there
http://www.pickelhauben.net/pickelhaube.htm