Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Filzhelm Martini-Henry Rifles All pieces appear to be

All pieces appear to be present and in functional condition and still has a good amount of lubrication present which most definitely helped in preserving this item

The 100 planes were crated and sent to Burma on third-country freighters during spring 1941

A great example of a "bench" gun with a massive heavy barrel

with a nice composite KASHIRA end cap

we were back in the truck and drove for about 20 minutes until we arrived in front of the Grand Hotel in Falkenburg

Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Filzhelm Martini-Henry Rifles All pieces appear to beOriginal Item: Only One Available. When WWI broke out, there was a great need for additional helmets and equipment for the mobilization. A shortage of cow hide from Argentina combined with the excessive draw upon German industry to outfit the massive army being mobilized, resulted in a severe shortage of leather for manufacturing Pickelhauben. To meet with this immediate shortage, the Germans began in 1914 manufacturing helmets from Ersatz