Original Imperial German WWI Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Category_Blunderbuss in War Department Circular 383

in War Department Circular 383

Year of Manufacture: 1591

so this definitely looks to have been in service for a while

Buffington of the U

Bells manufactured during the height of the second World War were cast in iron due to a limitation of bronze and brass for actual combat essentials

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet Category_Blunderbuss in War Department Circular 383Original 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