Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Unit-Marked EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Depot-Dated 1918 with Reproduction Chinstrap
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Original Item: Only One Available. A good example of an M-1915 Imperial Prussian Line Infantry enlisted man's Mannschaften (other ranks or EM / NCO) pickelhaube in good 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 fittings for all Regiments. As with previous versions, the body was constructed from boiled leather, which was shaped and lacquered black.
This helmet features an oxide plated steel frontplate (wappen), and the crown of this leather helmet displays a vented enlisted removable spike mounted on a steel baseplate, which is still able to be removed. There is also a small adjustable vent on the spine that supports the rear skirt, only seen on the enlisted helmets, which is able to be moved still but requires some force. The front wappen features a crowned Prussian state eagle clutching a scepter and orb in its claws, over the King's motto, MIT GOTT FÜR KOENIG UND VATERLAND (With God for King and Country, i.e. Prussia). The wappen is attached with new holes and not the original holes or wedges. The wappen has some cracks in the body as shown.
It retains both Kokarden for the German National Colors (red white and black) and Prussian (black and white). The attached chinstrap is a reproduction that uses original fittings, and it very much looks the part.
The original liner is present but is in heavily worn and dry-rotted condition. The liner is cracked and slightly torn as shown. The rear visor is stamped into the leather 86R which likely denotes Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 86. This was a reserve infantry regiment in the Imperial German Army organized during the mobilization period of August 1914, and remained in service through to the end of World War I.
Over this stamp is a depot stamp reading:
B.J.A. VIII
1918
This denotes Bekleidungs-Jnstandsetzungsamt VIII, having been worked on in 1918.
The exterior of the helmet shell is in good shape, but there is some crazing of the material as shown, but they just serve to add to the lovely patina of age. The front and rear visors are in good shape, but the trim on the front visor is a bit disconnected from leather shrinkage.
A nice representative example, ready for further research and display.
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