Original Swedish WWI 1887 Pattern Pickelhaube Leather Helmet with Nickel Fittings and Yellow Cockades Revolutionary War and suffered heavy casualties from

and suffered heavy casualties from a withering hail of machine-gun fire from the Turkish defenders

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but was limited in its use because of the powerful recoil and eventually discontinued

The sunshade is a bit stiff moving

This is an excellent condition complete circa 1957-1959 U

Original Swedish WWI 1887 Pattern Pickelhaube Leather Helmet with Nickel Fittings and Yellow Cockades Revolutionary War and suffered heavy casualties fromOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Pickelhaube is an Iconic helmet, design, which originated in 19th Century German. The name itself comes from the German Pickel, "point" or "pickaxe", and Haube, "bonnet", a general word for "headgear". Also known colloquially as Pickelhelm, these were spiked helmets worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by Prussian and German military, firefighters and police. Although typically associated with the Prussian Army,