Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very good condition Imperial Bavarian line Infantry enlisted man's Mannschaften (other ranks) pickelhaube. The M1895 was the final pre-1914 evolution in a long series of spiked helmets. It displays lovely condition brass Bavarian helmet plate and comes complete with supple original leather liner. The spike on top denotes infantry issue and retains the correct brass chinstrap lugs.
This helmet features a lovely gold-colored alloy frontplate (wappen) with the Bavarian state plate featuring lions flanking the Bavarian coat of arms, with a scroll beneath which reads “In Treue Fest” (Steadfast In Loyalty). The Bavarian issued Wappen in 1895 were intended to be made out of Tombak (an alloy made from a combination of copper and zinc) but it seems that the copper-color was unpopular and they were soon replaced with Aluminiumbronze which has a very bright brass appearance. It is still retained by the original brass split pins to the helmet.
The crown of this leather helmet displays a brass vented enlisted spike mount on a brass baseplate. The spike is in excellent condition, and as per the pattern, is fixed and does not rotate. The chin strap is missing, so unfortunately both the Bavarian State cockade and National Colors cockade are missing as well.
The interior of the helmet features the makers stamp “Hans Rumer/1915/ Neu Ulm”.
The lacquer finished leather is in very good condition having no serious issues, just the usual cracking and finish crazing due to age. There is also definitely some level of leather shrinkage due to age, which is why the fittings are somewhat loose. The interior features a nice original leather liner, with the expected wear from age. The front visor brass trim piece is missing, with the securing rivets being old replacements as well. The visor stitching on the front and back looks to be mostly intact, although loose in some areas. Interestingly, the back spine is of the later grey painted steel variety along with the side lugs which have been painted black, which would lead us to believe that when this helmet was manufactured in 1915, they were using old parts that remained in inventory.
Overall a very nice condition Imperial Prussian pickelhaube, a great addition to any collection. Ready to display!
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