Original Pre WWI Era Austrian Gendarmerie Officer’s Pickelhaube With FJI (Franz Joseph I) Front Plate Price_$-050 - $200 Unlike most example that we

Unlike most example that we see

with the usual age cracking and some areas of finish loss

Non-commissioned officers continued to carry the older Mle 1873 service revolver

showing just a bit of wear on the edges of the raised areas

with the addition of armoured personnel carriers and Tigers the division was redesignated Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland (Armored Infantry Division Grossdeutschland)

Original Pre WWI Era Austrian Gendarmerie Officer’s Pickelhaube With FJI (Franz Joseph I) Front Plate Price_$-050 - $200 Unlike most example that weOriginal Item: Only One Available. This impressive helmet boasts a height of nearly 9 and a half inches, measured up to the tip of its spike. Its body is crafted from boiled leather and features a japanned metal visor and neck shield, both adorned with beautiful gilded brass trimmings. The helmet plate, which displays the distinctive cypher of Franz Joseph I, is attached to the helmet by means of two threaded posts. The body of the helmet is further