Imperial German Artillery One Year Volunteers Kugelhelm with Trench Cover, fine example of a officer quality one year volunteers helmet with other ranks brass Prussian helmet plate to the centre. Officers Reichs and rare Brunswick cockades with brass domed scaled chinstraps. Helmet with officer quality tall removable ball top with plain other ranks style domed securing rivets. Interior of the helmet has officer quality wide tan leather sweatband and officers cloth lining. Helmet is complete with its original cloth unmarked filed cover with stiffeners to the peak covers. Generally a very good and interesting helmet. Please note this lot is stored in our USA warehouse and will be shipped to the winning bidder from the USA.

WW1 German Prussian Ersatz Tin Pickelhaube, fine example of an original ersatz all tin other ranks pickelhaube with its original special pattern Prussian other ranks eagle helmet plate, with the rear of the plate having the fitting only found for tin pickelhaubes, instead of the usual loops on plates for leather helmets. Original leather chinstrap and other ranks pattern cockades. Moulded other ranks brass spike and back strap. Much of the original black finish remains to the helmet shell. Interior with its original leather liner system with felt inner. The helmet plate is damaged, missing part of the lower leg and orb and some light areas of rusting to the shell but overall this is a good example of a hard to find now original ersatz tin pickelhaube. With a shortage of leather for the war effort, German manufacturers of pickelhaubes experimented with various materials including tin, felt and canvas cloth over cork. The famous German tin toy manufacturer, Bing, produced many pickelhaube helmets and often you find examples with their makers details.

Imperial German Prussian Jager Shako, leather other ranks shako with brass other ranks Jager type Prussian eagle shako plate to the centre. Replacement (copy) leather chinstrap, reichs cockade and feldzeichen. Complete with the leather liner to the interior. Regimental and issue stamps to the interior crown. Shows wear, but consistent with age.

Rare Imperial German Hesse Other Ranks Pickelhaube with Regimental Markings for Infantry Regiment Nr 115 and Reserve Infantry Regiment Nr 116, fine example of the earlier 1871 model pickelhaube, being a taller leather bodied helmet to the later 1897 model normally associated with WW1. This helmet has its brass other ranks helmet plate for the state of Hesse, original leather chinstrap and correct ribbon non serrated edge type Hesse state cockade and standard reichs pattern cockade. Helmet with brass front trim, rear spine and cruciform spike base with plain domed rivets and special pattern short fluted removable spike only found on Hesse helmets. The interior of the helmet has the original leather liner system which remains in generally good condition. The rear peak has clear black ink regimental stampings for ‘J.R.115’ with date 1894 and also the other side a ink stamping ‘R.J.R. 116’, the six is not clear. Interestingly the shell has marks where holes have been filled in where the regimental ‘1621’ honour scroll of Infanterie Regiment Nr 115 was once present, but removed when re-issued to the 116th regiment who wore no additional scroll. Overall this is an excellent example of a very desirable Imperial German helmet. It is not uncommon to find helmets from the state of Hesse to be re-issued and fittings changed to suit the various regiments of the state. Although not a principality in the Imperial German set up, the state of Hesse is very small compared to the other main states of Imperial Germany and as such items from their units are very hard to find and desirable amongst collectors.