Original Imperial German WWI Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Dated 1916 Japanese Ordnance The buckle is embossed with

The buckle is embossed with the Heer motto GOTT MIT UNS ("God with us") surrounding a Weimar German Eagle

The Battle of Trafalgar was his greatest achievement securing England's homeland from French invasion however in doing so he lost his life

Overall this is a wonderful example of a "battlefield dug up" M40 Double Decal SS helmet shell

most likely unissued

The barrel jacket just became too hot to handle and the logical grasping of the horizontal magazine

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian EM/NCO Infantry M1915 Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Dated 1916 Japanese Ordnance The buckle is embossed withOriginal Item: Only One Available. A nice example of an M 1915 Imperial Prussian Line Infantry enlisted man's Mannschaften (other ranks or EM NCO) pickelhaube original as found condition. The M1915 was the last model of Pickelhaube issued prior to the move to steel helmets. In accordance with the 1915 regulations, these helmets would no longer use brass, silver, or Tombak as the M1895 did. All issued Pickelhaube would now use gray oxidized steel