German WWI Hessian, M1915 Enlisted Infantry Pickelhaube,
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $450.00

Original era manufacture. Standard model M1915 Infantry pattern pickelhaube with removable spike. The helmet body is quite sound, stitching is tight (front & rear visors appear to be resewn) with no cracks or tears in the leather; complete with chinstrap (good quality replica), full original liner and correct Hessian pattern stamped steel cockade on the left side, standard (replica, stamped brass) national style on the right.The wappen, cruciform base, removable spike, rear trim, front visor trim all are of stamped brass, with an even light gray shade of paint. The chinstrap securing points are of the same shade, but in brass, yet appear to have been on the helmet since day one. The wappen is secured by two screwposts mounted near the center of the shield, one above the other (on a slight diagonal) rather than the normally seen side-by-side configuration. The body of the helmet shows two carefully installed plugs which match the surface of the helmet nearly perfectly; you really have to look close to see them.The upper screwpost is held in place by thin steel washer and square-cut steel nut; the lower post by an earlier style nut with two flanges, similar to a Franco-Prussian War helmet nut, but of steel instead of brass.The front visor trim is of steel, but secured with two brass brads, again appearing as though they have been there for a long, long time. So, this helmet presents a conundrum, what exactly is going on here? My final opinion is this; the helmet is a real Hessian M1915 pattern pickelhaube, but, the front visor has been replaced, the trim repainted (