Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Infantry Model 1915 Pickelhaube for Enlisted Ranks, Converted and Unit-Attributed Example Buy Now unmarked but typical badge by

unmarked but typical badge by French maker Bacqueville

In early 1917

surrounding by a green enamel Crown of Thorns also in silver gilt

the panels are rolled up and secured in place at the front by a single pebbled and grey-painted zink button emanating from the right flap and meeting an analogous buttonhole on the left flap

in turn culminating in a suspension loop retaining a period original ribbon

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Infantry Model 1915 Pickelhaube for Enlisted Ranks, Converted and Unit-Attributed Example Buy Now unmarked but typical badge by(Preuen 1. Weltkrieg feldgraue Pickelhaube Modell 1915 fr Mannschaften Infanterie). An interesting Prussian Infantry Model 1915 Pickelhaube (spiked helmet) for Enlisted ranks, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. The crown is topped by a circular matte grey magnetic steel disc, fixed in position with four domed rivets, culminating in a removable spike of identical construction. A rear spine of similar metal construction extends from