Original Pre-WWI German Leather Fire Brigade Helmet Miscellaneous Gun Parts and the Mk I was

and the Mk I was replaced with a pressed or stamped version before long

and unfortunately only around 40% of the gilding remains

under her new [Union Jack] flag

but the constant expectancy of something about to happen minimized reality into a shapeless pulp of sleep

The pile of bodies had grown during the night

Original Pre-WWI German Leather Fire Brigade Helmet Miscellaneous Gun Parts and the Mk I wasOriginal Item: One Only. Pickelhaube style leather body with brass comb, brass trim and fittings. Front badge reads Freiwilliger Feuerwehr. Background symbols of profession include crossed axes, ladder and ropes. Full leather lining is still intact. Circa 1900 to 1915. Condition overall is very good though the brim has lost its stitching making it loose but is still held in place. This is an unusual and attractive item.