WW1 PRUSSIAN RESERVE INFANTRY PICKELHAUBE

All Items On Consignment, New Items, Pickelhaube Collection

Stock No. 94876

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VERY NICE AND SLEEPY WW1 PRUSSIAN RESERVE PICKELHAUBE. CLEARLY A WW1 BRING-BACK WHICH HAS REMAINED TUCKED AWAY UNTOUCHED FOR DECADES. 1ST DAY OF THE SOMME, 1-7-16, THE BRITISH ARMY FACED MANY OF THE PRUSSIAN RESERVE REGIMENTS. GOOD SOLID LEATHER SHELL WITH NO SHRINKAGE OR FINISH LOSS. GILDED PLATE WITH RESERVIST CROSS TO THE CENTRE. THE UN-CLEANED BRASS TURNED TO A NICE RED-BROWN PATINA. LINER SHOWS ITS AGE, BUT APART FROM THE TIP OF ONE TAB IS ALL COMPLETE.