Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube for Officer Ranks United Republic of 34 mm (w) x 39

34 mm (w) x 39

with a slight rip in the backing

some mothing and material fatigue evident

bearing two silvered bronze rank pips and a single gilded bronze anchor

the son of Digby Hunt of Luton

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube for Officer Ranks United Republic of 34 mm (w) x 39(Preuen Pickelhaube fr Offiziere der Garde Regiment). A well preserved Prussian Guard Regiment Pickelhaube (spiked helmet) for Officer ranks, constructed of a boiled and blackened leather shell. The crown is topped by a cruciform gilded brass plate, fixed in place with four domed rivets, which accommodates a removable spike. A gilded brass spine extends from back of the plate and meets the edge of a blackened leather neck guard, similarly fastened in