Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Size 54 - Filzhelm 40mm BOFORS 12 inches tall and weighs

12 inches tall and weighs nearly 60 lbs

The badge itself is in very good shape

there have been many different firms using the Hartkopf name

especially the highly desirable Czapka helmets

The closure securing hole has torn as well

Original Imperial German WWI Bavarian M1895 Infantry Ersatz Felt Pickelhaube Spiked Helmet - Size 54 - Filzhelm 40mm BOFORS 12 inches tall and weighsOriginal 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