Original German WWI Bavarian Model 1914 Tin Plate Pickelhaube Helmet - Eisenblech Ersatz-Helme - Manufactured by Bing of Nurnberg Russian Headgear The top the periscope still

The top the periscope still has the manufacturer’s markings:

It is however missing the retaining latch spring that locks into the scabbard

with stitched seams

The front garde korps wappen features a crowned Prussian state eagle clutching a scepter and sword in its claws

one we've not encountered before

Original German WWI Bavarian Model 1914 Tin Plate Pickelhaube Helmet - Eisenblech Ersatz-Helme - Manufactured by Bing of Nurnberg Russian Headgear The top the periscope stillOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a rare German first world war Bavarian Mannschaften (Other Ranks) brass mounted tin plate (not leather) helmet known as a Pickelhaube, for the Foot troops (Infantry). The specific model is actually quite rare and is known as a Eisenblech (tin plate) Ersatz Helme (Substitute helmet). The M1914 was the second to last step in the final evolution in a long series of spiked helmets. It was manufactured from tin,