Original German WWI Bavarian M1886 Landwehr Infantry Officer Pickelhaube Helmet with Parade Plume WWII The leather liner chin strap

The leather liner chin strap is unfortunately almost completely missing

Like many of these badges

The unique aspect is that the breech has a rotating lever which allows the shooter to load it from the breech

The brass helmet plate measures 2 1/2" X 2 1/2"

The Seabees have a storied history of accomplishing myriad construction and repair projects in a wide variety of military theaters originating in World War II

Original German WWI Bavarian M1886 Landwehr Infantry Officer Pickelhaube Helmet with Parade Plume WWII The leather liner chin strapOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is fantastic traditional Imperial German late 19th Century Bavarian Officer's brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube, for the Landwehr or Reserve Foot troops (Infantry). This example is particularly nice, in that it is mounted with an original correct Trichter (Funnel) and white infantry Haarbusch (parade plume). The M1886 Bavarian Pickelhaube was the final evolution in a long series of spiked