WW1 German Ersatz Model 1895 Felt Pickelhaube of Prussia

A very good example of the Model 1895 pickelhaube in its Ersatz felt form .
Manufactured in the latter period of 1914 the 1895 model of pickelhaube was simplified to an Ersatz form in felt omitting the brass front visor trim & rear spine. This is one such surviving example which was kept as a souvenir of one of the early battles with its front plate polished in the postwar years for display on the mantelpiece of a residential home. Retaining its original brass fittings both cockades are original to the helmet along with the brass buckled chinstrap which is still down as they were worn in the trenches & how they were often captured. Interior retains its black leather liner in very good hardly worn condition with front plate held in place by two small leather pieces. A small size tag '56' can still be seen in situ underneath the liner. Just one small stress split to front peak .

Code: 12820