Prussian Officer's Pickelhaube with Field Cover

Description

11/3/26 - For sale is an Imperial German Prussian officer's pickelhaube with its cloth field cover. The spiked leather helmet was introduced in Prussia in 1842 and became the most recognizable symbol of the Imperial German Army, worn until it was replaced by the steel helmet during World War I. This example has the features of an officer's helmet: a black leather shell with gilt front and rear visor trim and rear spine, a tall gilt spike on a decorative base, and convex gilt chin scales mounted on rosettes. The front carries a large gilt Prussian eagle with a crowned silver royal cipher on the breast. The helmet comes with its cloth field cover (Überzug), which slips over the helmet and spike to protect the shiny fittings in the field, and there appears to be a DRP ink stamp on the cover. The helmet is in excellent condition overall. The outside of the helmet is minty with very little sign of wear or age. The leather liner shows some very minor surface wear and some white mold spores on the inside. The cover is in excellent condition overall with no tears or major damage, but there are a few small dots of dark discoloration on the inside. A striking Prussian officer's pickelhaube that displays beautifully with or without its cover.